When I mention to folks that I just finished and loved Zeitoun by Dave Eggers I get a consistent response: "You mean you haven't read A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius?" or "Isn't he the guy who wrote What is the What?"
Okay, yes, I have not read those books -- an omission I will rectify promptly -- but I did I mention that I just finished and loved Zeitoun? What an amazing story! Tragedy has a way of precipitating powerful writing and Katrina was no exception. Egger's Zeitoun recounts not the natural disaster but the ensuing human disaster that unfolded in the days immediately followed the levees' demise. Not to be missed!
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As it happens, I just finished reading "What is the What". It's one of the best books I've read in a while. It's about a boy, and about the Lost Boys of the Sudan, and about human suffering. It's also not to be missed.
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