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    United States Dave Eggers: Where The Wild Things Are

    Call me strange but I am actually eagerly awaiting Dave Eggers' book Where the Wild Things Are, set to go with the movie, not only because I really loved the book as a kid, but because there really is so much contained in that, its an inspiring work to me still and Eggers is a very talented writer and the combination simply has me downright giddy to see the finished project.

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    I really enjoyed his A Heartbreaking Story of Staggering Genius.
    Why don't you say more about this book, and which book you are referring to having read as a kid?
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    Oh, certainly. When I was a little kid, (think four), Where the Wild Things Are was one of my favorite books, it really is a masterpiece of Children's literature. I don't think any 12 sentences ever amounted to so much in the English language. The whole book is embedded with every child's desire, our on desire, to escape our reality and shape a new one.

    Then add Dave Eggers into that equation and you have a full link adults book to be excited about. He is matched well for it, in fact Eggers is one of the few authors I think I would not be worried about messing up on such an endeavor. He wrote the screenplay too which is why I am eager to see the movie soon as well. I might try to read the book first if i can.

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    I never read Where the Wild Things Are as a kid. I must confess I had never heard of it until a few months ago when I saw the trailer for the film. I would really like to read it now though.

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    I re-read it a couple of weeks ago. It really is a brilliant little story, and I can see how it can be fleshed out into a full-length story... I'm still not sure it should, but I'm looking forward to the film nevertheless.
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    Kid's story, eh? Nice to see Eggers is going away from funny post-modernism.
    However, still hope this is temporary(going away from funny poast-modernism that is).
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    I don't consider him a post-modernism, I consider him a post-post modernism.

    I mean changing a few grammatical normalcy's does not turn him into a post-modernist. lol

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    Okay, I placed an order for the book, and will probably get in a few weeks. Looking forward to posting my thoughts on it.

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    I'm sorry, perhaps I'm mistaken, but aren't you confusing Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are with Dave Eggers' Wild Things, inspired in Sendak's children's book?

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    Yes indeed, I had thought Eggers borrowed the same title.

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    Default Re: Dave Eggers: Where The Wild Things Are

    Quote Originally Posted by Bjorn View Post
    I re-read it a couple of weeks ago. It really is a brilliant little story, and I can see how it can be fleshed out into a full-length story... I'm still not sure it should, but I'm looking forward to the film nevertheless.

    the should part is very strong here on my side. The reduction of it, the way half a sentence carries such immense storytelling weight, the concentration of the whole writing and art, to flesh it out and expand it is sorta pointless. I love the book too much to watch the movie unless I get very drunk anhd don't care.

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