You Shall Know Our Velocity
3 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by explorer1118m from Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey USA on Saturday, September 4, 2004
Written by Dave Eggers, author of "Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genuis" which happens to be one of my all time favorites. I'll read this soon as a friend gave it to me last week.
Journal Entry 2 by explorer1118m from Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey USA on Thursday, September 16, 2004
Though i loved his first book, this one fell far below my expectations. I had to make myself finish it, very disappointing.
Journal Entry 3 by explorer1118m at Fellow Bookcrosser in -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, New Jersey USA on Sunday, October 17, 2004
Released 19 yrs ago (10/14/2004 UTC) at Fellow Bookcrosser in -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, New Jersey USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
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Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Eggers's first novel (and second book), received in the mail from Atl. Highlands, New Jersey, USA, through the Always International Bookrelay. Read a review at Salon.com.
Sort of a Gen-X On the Road. There's an exclamation point at the end of the title, and once you read pp. 250-299 of this exactly 400-pg. book, you will understand why the cover reads, "NOTE: This paperback edition includes significant changes and additions," and why the frontmatter states "previously retitled as Sacrament." (I haven't yet read A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, as I've lent it to a friend.)Mailed to SCOUT-FINCH in Sherman Oaks, California, USA, for the USA only reverse wishlist relay.
Though I was alternately admiring of and annoyed by A Heartbreaking Work...I have had this on my Wishlist for some time, so was very happy to receive this off a Reverse Wishlist Relay! Thanks for sharing..
I don't want to know your velocity! I don't even get your velocity, or anything else about this book. Does the big "reveal" by Hand not even exist in the hardbound version? Which would make this a completely different book!
There are smatterings of genius in this book and a few moments where I laughed right out loud, but I finally just had to quit.
There are smatterings of genius in this book and a few moments where I laughed right out loud, but I finally just had to quit.
Sending this on to the good students of Dana College near Omaha, NE who are starting an OBCZ as a school project. Good luck, you guys!
