You Shall Know Our Velocity (Paperback)

from agnesmack

This is the second book I've read by Dave Eggers and, while they are vastly different books, I had the same reaction to both of them: awe, confusion, contemplation and annoyance. You Shall Know Our Velocity! is a book with an authentic personality, and one in which I was engaged in an abusive lov...

from AprilAasheim

Really well written book that sticks with you long after you've put it down. Not a lot happens in the book as our protagonist tries to give away a large sum of money in places throughout the world to alleviate his guilt. But the prose and imagery make the book worth reading. This book made me an ...

from whitewavedarling

A book about friendship, grief, life, and imagination, this is a whirlwind journey across countries in the company of two unique (and yet believable) twenty-somethings who are just beginning to come to grips with the world around them. Eggers delivers on perfect dialogue, one moment humorous and ...

from figre

There are two important twists to this story - twists I can tell you about that won't be spoilers - and they are what makes this book so good. The first is in the book itself. The second is in the way the book has been published. The book starts with an affectation that can easily set the reader ...

from jayne_charles

This was certainly a very different literary experience. One I wanted to read quite slowly because I had the feeling I may never read anything quite like it again. The basis of the plot is original to say the least - two zany guys (who under happier circumstances would probably be halfway up a mo...