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You Shall Know Our Velocity
You Shall Know Our Velocity: (Or, Sacrament) | Dave Eggers
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In his first novel, Dave Eggers has written a moving and hilarious tale of two friends who fly around the world trying to give away a lot of money and free themselves from a profound loss. It reminds us once again what an important, necessary talent Dave Eggers is.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Bono394
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Day Three:
You Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave Eggers. It sounded so promising with an important message but turned out to be guys just traveling the world giving away money. It really wasn't that interesting. I was pretty disappointed.

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Centique
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#timbittunes #everythingismovingsofast

Been at a car enthusiast festival today watching classic cars and all sorts of race cars do a hill run - very appropriate for today‘s prompt!

I loved Dave Eggers first book but this one not so much. His writing is excellent but I didn‘t engage with this plot. Still the title fits perfectly I reckon 🤘

Cinfhen I reckon you‘re right🙌🏻❤️and looks like a super fun day!!!!! 5y
TheKidUpstairs Sounds like a fun day! The Eggers title fits perfectly, but I had trouble getting into this one as well. 5y
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merelybookish
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I have a few books with #decklededges, some old(ish), some new.
This is the only one that's signed. The book has a unique design. The front cover is page one. So Eggers signed the back cover.
#oldcoolbooks @Linsy

erinreads Love this! This is my favorite Dave Eggers book, although I just have the boring paperback version. 6y
readordierachel Ooh, neat! 6y
merelybookish @erinreads I read it but don't remember anything about it. Maybe I should re-read? I worked for a literacy foundation and he came to speak to a class of high school kids. It was really cool. They all got signed editions and I scored one too. 6y
merelybookish @ReadOrDieRachel Eggers has done some cool things with publishing! 6y
Linsy I love that drawing! 🤣 6y
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rwrkb
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Thought maybe I'd start posting pics of some of the signed books in my collection. The signed one is a sort of director's cut of YSKOV (which is below). I also have a signed copy of Egger's What Is the What.

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AGirlAndHerBooks
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This book is the"alternate title" (what a Dave Eggers thing to do!) to his book You Shall Know Our Velocity. I became an insta-fan of Eggers after reading A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius back in the early 00's. When I came across this book behind the glass at a local HPB, I decided I must have it. So now I do. ? #signed #day27 #readjanuary

Zoe_reads_books What an amazing find! 7y
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traversegalaxy
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"Friendships, even temporary ones like this, were based on proximity and chance, and so rarely made any sense at all." (61)