Four Acts in Four Rooms

November 27, 2008 6:27 PM

Thanksgiving at Dan and Jane's by Dave Eggers. [Lech, 6, under the table, pretends to be dead, in a coffin raised over the heads of hysterical mourners.]
posted by silby (10 comments total)

Only worth it for the Robert Smith story-arc. And what an arc it was.
posted by papayaninja at 7:13 PM on November 27, 2008

That's definitely an interesting way to tell a story. I liked the layout.

I just wish the story was a little better.
I do appreciate that it's the shortest thing Eggers has ever written, though.
posted by rmless at 7:15 PM on November 27, 2008 [1 favorite]

How can he manage to overwrite something so short
posted by Damn That Television at 7:25 PM on November 27, 2008

Fairly funny.

It's particularly innovative how the audience has to be suspended from hooks high overhead.
posted by Xezlec at 9:17 PM on November 27, 2008

Lech, 6, under the table, pretends to be dead, in a coffin raised over the heads of hysterical mourners.

It is almost impossible not to sing this sentence, and therefore, even though I don't like it, I like it.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 9:54 PM on November 27, 2008

Saved by the cat, I agree - if only Eggers sucked more so I could just out and out hate him. He'a always a little bit more than a little bit better than my most lukewarm opinion of him.
posted by From Bklyn at 1:09 AM on November 28, 2008

How can he manage to overwrite something so short


He is Dave Eggers.
posted by gcbv at 3:45 AM on November 28, 2008

Way too little dysfunction to be a family thanksgiving story...but worth reading none-the-less!

Thanks for the post!
posted by HuronBob at 4:07 AM on November 28, 2008

I enjoyed it, and I'm not particularly a Dave Eggars fan.
posted by empath at 9:04 AM on November 28, 2008

Heh. I liked this. It was simple but nice.
posted by limeonaire at 10:48 AM on November 28, 2008