Dave Eggers reading from What is the What

[inushojo]

HALLEUJAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK U IM READING THIS BOOK 4 MY SUMMER READING 4 SCHOOL AND IVE BEEN HAVING A SEMI HARD TIME READNG IT WHOEVER POSTED THIS THANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNK U U ARE MY LIFE SAVOR PLZZZ ADD MORE

[anacreonsociety]

Dave Eggers is about as innovative and intelligent as a puss-filled cyst, and certainly less emotive. What a crock! Of course, if you pick the most sentimental subject of this inveterate era you're going to be revered like a God. Look at his self-righteous chin-grabbing. Excuse me while I go vomit.

[dollin420]

I this is a briliant man with loads of raw talent he wrote one of my favorite books You Shall Know Our Velocity! All you cock smokers can keep coughing on that dick!

[TEAMRANDOMSTUDIOS]

most people who hate dave eggers are just jealous. He wrote a book that "anyone can write"

it reads like that but it isn't that's why people like him. because he wrote it for us. Stop being jealous

[TrevorCrown]

I don't yet understand the hatred toward Eggers that surfaces on sites like this one. I've read A.H.W.O.S.G. and am in the process of reading You Shall Know Our Velocity, and I love Dave Eggers. I may not love him in quite the same way I love a classically great author (James Joyce), but he deserves respect as a writer. He is inventive and captivating, without sounding amateur with his stream-of-consciousness, as Jonathan Foer sometimes is. Also, comparing him to Tyler Perry is crossing a line.

[TrevorCrown]

And if nothing else, Eggers ought to be revered for the life he's led and the service he's done. I encourage everyone who views this video to look into the projects he has headed for community literacy and inner city students.

[nycdude999]

One of my favorite book in recent years. It's categorized as a novel, but is actually the telling of the real life story of Valentino Achak Deng of Sudan.

[ErMeEC]

This is the scene where the helicopters shoot down the villagers of Marial Bai ..

Creepy, it made me shiver :s

Great book !!

[Bronsini]

Ah freedom of speech.

Would it be too much to critize the ignorance of people critisizing other people's ignornace. Intolerance can be so circular. Like a donut. Except fewer calories so people don't regret it as much afterwards.

[Riseagainstm3]

It's sad to see such hateful commentary on such a masterpiece.

If you're going to give negative commentary on a work at least use more than a couple of words and make it constructive. There is no reason to make hateful commentary about a book, it's just silly.

[zoetropez]

By masterpiece, you mean ink-spattered sanitary napkins, correct? Eggers is the Tyler Perry of the modern lit movement. Everytime somebody farts there's a new Madea movie. Everytime Madea farts, Dave Eggers catches the stink in a Ziplock and stores it away for one of his zany African-American fart-huffing parties. No, wait. That's too clever for him.

[emmory153]

You, my dear, are an idiot.

[zoetropez]

You= full of win. Epic put-down. Eggers is a half-assed half of an ass. Way overrated.

[PeterOzanne]

@zoetropez What is the problem?

Do you think it's wrong to highlight Human rights abuses, including those by the USA?

[zoetropez]

@PeterOzanne Speaking of human rights abuses...here's one: reading Dave Eggers. The man should be tried for crimes against humanity and pilloried in the Hague.

[anacreonsociety]

@zoetropez I commend you, dear.

[nycdude999]

I agree. People who have not read "What Is The What" should not be making derogatory comments.

[zoetropez]

Hi there! STFU? Eggers is a primo douchebag. A no-talent hack. Of course, you are what you consume, so I imagine you're a buddy booth slopbucket yourself, especially with the name "nycdude999." Shut up you bitter illiterate nobody. K? thanks.

[sicksicksick9]

just finished it, great writing

[stapledtodeath]

overrated megalomaniac.

[trainable2000]

That shit is Boring. Over-rated and Boring.

[Volendam905]

You're an ignorant fuck. Do your research before you run your mouth, immature idiot. You are what is wrong with our country. Your mind is closed and consumed/trained (hence, your trainable username) by our mainstream media bullshit. You and your friends need to grow the fuck up fast and learn something. Open your mind, idiot.

[msabinshins]

omg dave eggers is an outstanding writer...even with his other books not having such an emotionally wrenching story his catharsis of thoughts and emotions is incredible

[pvasshep]

Please post some more of this video! It just stops in the middle of a sentence! I know anyone who sees this would love for you to post more - assuming you took more...

[debacleus]

I actually ran out of room on my memory card at that point... Sorry. :P

[rawkus1167]

Thank you. I am a huge Eggers fan (and I absolutely love "What is the What"). Am I the only person btw who actually liked "You Shall Know Our Velocity"?

[ericfields912]

I though "You Shall Know Our Velocity" was great.

[debacleus]

Personally, I found it pretty boring.

[wolfpartyjoe]

you know, i really wanted to like it, but for me it was just going nowhere! however dave eggers remains one of those human beings thats inspires me through their writing.

[melanielanders11]

I loved, loved, loved that book. Have not read a word from Dave Eggers that I haven't liked. He is brilliant.

[nisikins]

I loved it. I centered half of my senior thesis around it.

[papplegrassbracelet]

loved it, but a heartbreaking work will never cease to be my fave.

[cambridge0]

I absolutely loved that book. A.H.W.O.S.G. will always be my favorite, but I loved You Shall Know Our Velocity in a completely different way.

[bobbels101]

I think he turns off his mobile phone in his pocket at 2mins.

[barM80]

just finished the book and would recommend it to anyone. Very sad and very moving !! makes you thankful for what you have

[karliball]

More thanks for posting this.

[captainche]

h.b.w.o.s.g. blew!!!!! but 'what is the what is great!

[zeagle07]

Why do you think AHWOSG blew?

[marialbai]

bellissimo libro dave. come tutti i tuoi, del resto

[Djomigod]

In reading Heartbreaking W.O.S.G., it's funny how close his narrative voice is to his actual voice. Not surprising, of course, but still- kinda funny.:`

[iMakaveli86]

yup, thanks for the video!!!

[juneblackspring]

thanks a lot for this video

[bailodesnudo]

thanks for the video!

[smallcretzuli]

Thank you so much for this!