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"'When?' said Hand "My confusion knew no limits Readers gradually learn how deeply Jack's death and the trip are intertwined The characters are eccentric and lovable; the plot, engrossing; the timing, outrageous hilarity interspersed with guilt and sadness ' "'What?' "'I'll pay for it if we go now,' I said But while "Heartbreaking Work" was all about Eggers, "Velocity" is all about the characters and their journey " He's also giving it away Qatar to Yemen You wonder how much of Eggers seeped into the novel "'The seventeenth?' "'Right There had been some difficult requests but we hadn't said no Rwanda to Madagascar I knew Hand would say yes because for five months we hadn't said no ' "'This seventeenth?' "'Right "You Shall Know Our Velocity" is a brilliant romp that follows two childhood friends in their around-the-world quest to give away $32,000 His first novel firmly shoves aside any lingering questions about his writing ability And simply giving away money proves to be more difficult than they imagined, especially at their first stop, Senegal, where crowds swarm their minibus at a traffic light They meet prostitutes and con men and fellow globe-trotters during their trip Perfect Flights to Greenland were delayed because of high winds Their trek also is darkened by remorse, as both men respond, in their own ways, to the sudden death of a mutual friend in a car wreck It's funny, sad and shockingly original Eggers' knack for real-life dialogue is uncanny â€â€? and hysterical Eggers' Debut Novel a Hysterical Romp Dec 10, 10:21 AM EST "You Shall Know Our Velocity" (McSweeney's, 371 pages, $22) â€â€? Dave Eggers Ignore whatever you think you know about Dave Eggers â€â€? megalomaniac, quirky twentysomething, all-around oddball Can you get the week off?' "'I don't know,' Hand asked " And so it begins Greenland to Rwanda But Rwanda and Yemen needed visas Yemen to Los Angeles to Chicago They feel pangs of guilt and helplessness ' "'Or next fall?' "'Come on Chicago to New York to Greenland Madagascar to Qatar Eggers recently started a foundation in San Francisco that teaches writing to underprivileged children In the end, when Will â€â€? with relative ease â€â€? deposits his last $900 in traveler's check into a 12-year-old Mexican girl's backpack, we want to cheer for him and how much he's learned, how the trip has forced him to grow He, too, had sudden wealth after the runaway success of his memoir, "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius "I had gotten some money about a year before, in a windfall kind of way and had been both grateful and constantly confused about it," says Will Chmielewski, the novel's narrator, who receives $80,000 from a light bulb manufacturer that decided to use his image â€â€? in silhouette, standing on a step ladder, screwing in a light bulb â€â€? on their packaging 'Can I ask a dumb question?' "'What?' "'Why not this summer?' "'Because Consider this exchange: "I had this money that had to be disseminated and so Hand and I would leave They're out of their comfort zone and we love them for it '" And so, they go Everywhere they go, Will and Hand are struck by their "otherness," their "Westernness," their wealth And now I would get rid of it, or most of it, and believed purging would provide clarity "'A week from now,' I said "Getting the Potter book means not getting something else," says Clinton library director Michelle Dennis, who said she won't be buying any children's nonfiction this year, including a set of encyclopedias she had hoped to order Rowling's fifth Harry Potter story will be released June 21 K Booksellers are celebrating the recent announcement that J " â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? On the Net: New York Public Library, http://www S "Because of the Potter books, kids who are very reluctant readers have discovered the joy of the written word," Dennis says "From what we're hearing, libraries are going to satisfy the demand for the Potter book and then figure out how much money is left for other things," Goff says "I wish this book had come out two years ago, when we had more money," says Margaret Tice, the New York City library system's coordinator for children's services But Harry Potter stands out It's a problem that affects everyone and everything," says Neal Goff, president of Scholastic Library Publishing, a division of Scholastic Inc Kids read Harry Potter, and another book and another book And when budgets are cut, the problem is that much harder," says Maurice J com "We bought six copies of the last Potter book and I suspect we're going to buy at least that many this time Having sustained substantial reductions over the past year, libraries face an unhappy choice: Fail to meet the demands of all those Potter fans or take money from another part of the budget Worldwide sales of the four previous books top 190 million copies, and no other fiction book is as popular with library patrons When budgets are tight, all decisions are hard , the U "It's an age-old problem for public libraries â€â€? the conflict between choosing best sellers and spending money on other things org Scholastic Children's Books, http://www In New York City, for example, the number of ordered copies has dropped from 956 for the last release, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," to 560 for the new one Meanwhile, the library's budget has been cut by double digits nypl Like few other books, the Potter stories also serve a librarian's core mission: getting kids to read "I can certainly see how some libraries are in a tough position But for this â€â€? and other books â€â€? they likely will receive a lesson in patience Freedman, president of the American Library Association "And that's supposed to be our No " Seattle's library system expects to have at least 150 copies, much higher than for the next most popular author, John Grisham; about 100 copies are usually ordered for his novels 1 priority At the Clinton library, where policy is to order just one copy of any fiction book, Dennis hopes to buy three copies of Rowling's "Order of the Phoenix , cuts in funding already mean that 800 fewer children's books will be bought this year, from 5,600 titles down to 4,800 At the Bruggemeyer Memorial Library in Monterey Park, Calif But the news only highlights the current crisis of public libraries Goff says that libraries get a standard 40 percent discount, but no special deals were planned for those short of money In Clinton, Wis Library director Linda Wilson says the budget could shrink even more But if we do, we're not going to be purchasing another title," Wilson says Librarians worry that delays could spoil a special chance to nurture a lifelong passion Because of budget cuts, libraries are struggling to have enough Potter books scholastic publisher for the Potter books , population about 2,000, the public library expects up to 100 requests for the new book Libraries Can't Afford New Potter Books Jan 28, 9:19 AM EST When "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" comes out this summer, many young readers will rush to their local public libraries to get copies |
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