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A heartbreaking work of staggering genius
2013·416 pages
A poignant memoir of a young man raising his brother after their parents' tragic deaths.
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A poignant memoir of a young man raising his brother after their parents' tragic deaths.
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From Wikipedia: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (ISBN 0-330-48455-9) is a memoir by Dave Eggers released in 2000. It chronicles his stewardship of younger brother Christopher "Toph" Eggers following the cancer-related deaths of his parents.The book was an enormous commercial and critical success, reaching number one on The New York Times bestseller list and being nominated as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction. Time magazine and several newspapers dubbed it "...
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Romance & sex
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Minor romantic references; no explicit content depicted.
Violence & gore
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No violence or gore present.
Profanity
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Moderate use of strong language throughout.
Substance use
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Brief mentions of alcohol use; not central.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Minor social commentary; not a focus.
Self-harm / suicide
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Brief mentions of grief-related ideation.
Abuse & suffering
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Moderate focus on emotional suffering from loss.
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