{"product_id":"a-heartbreaking-work-of-staggering-genius-by-dave-eggers","title":"'A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius' by Dave Eggers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a13ebf1-e3bc-83ec-8e04-eb5854921a4e-11\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a13ebf1-e3bc-83ec-8e04-eb5854921a4e-11\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a13ebf1-e3bc-83ec-8e04-eb5854921a4e-11\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-154\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"cc93bde7-dc7d-496f-b065-a992c720c104\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5-thinking\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"471\"\u003eA book that could have been completely unbearable and, somehow, mostly earns its own obnoxious title.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"471\"\u003ePart memoir, part performance, part grief-machine with jokes taped to it, it follows Eggers after the death of both parents, as he becomes guardian to his younger brother and tries to build a life out of panic, tenderness, guilt, ambition, money anxiety, and late-90s self-consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"918\"\u003eIt is very much a book of its moment: metafictional, nervy, digressive, clever to the point of self-sabotage, but also genuinely moving when it stops tap-dancing long enough to bleed. Eggers writes grief as a system of absurd admin and emotional improvisation — childcare, friendship, publishing, sex, fear, trying to become impressive while your life is quietly on fire. A key early-2000s literary artefact, but better than that makes it sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"918\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1150\" data-end=\"1173\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback, Picador, 2007 reprint of the 2001 UK paperback edition. Good second-hand condition with light shelf wear and minor cover\/page handling. Interior clean.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44780647022675,"sku":null,"price":11.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext-2026-05-29T143801.612.png?v=1780029502","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/a-heartbreaking-work-of-staggering-genius-by-dave-eggers","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}