2006; 535 pages. Award : 2009 Prix Medicis Etranger. New Author for me?: No. See here. Genre : Fictional autobiography; modern literature. Overall Rating : 6½*/10.
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This book first caught my eye at Target a few years ago. At the time, I had no idea who Dave Eggers was, but the dialogue in the book looked intriguing. It finally showed up at my local used-book store.
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My review in 50 words or less...
The story of a "Lost Boy of Sudan". When Arab raiders ravage his village, he flees - along with thousands of other young boys - across hundreds of miles of desert to squalid refugee camps, and eventually to the US. Well-written and heart-wrenching. But it dragged at times.
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The tear-at-your-heartstrings version of the review is here.
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