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title: "You Shall Know Our Velocity"
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# You Shall Know Our Velocity

**Brand:** dave eggers
**Price:** € 25.60
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- **What is this?** You Shall Know Our Velocity by dave eggers
- **How much does it cost?** € 25.60 with free shipping
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You Shall Know Our Velocity

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## Customer Reviews

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    Velocity!
  

*by Y***O on Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2008*

Terrific book.Anyone who has traveled or has desire to should appreciate this book.  Told (mostly) from a first person point of view, about two friends who travel east to "random" countries and give away money.  Of course, details of the purpose of the trip and the money donating unfolds as you read on.The only draw back for me is about 2/3 or so into the book the writing shifts from one character to the other, which for me destroyed the pacing.  I found the second's character's writing to be boring and uninteresting... but there isn't too much of it until we go back to the main character.  I assume the intention was to shed a different light on the events and act as a sort of expository card to "clue us in" onto things and reveal facts otherwise unknown.  Still, I feel that it could have done just as well without.Overall a great page-turner.  I found myself reading in huge chunks and not wanting to put the book down.  A fairly easy read and profanity aside, should cater to most age levels.Go Dave!!!

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    Stick With It - It Pays Off (Almost)
  

*by M***. on Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2012*

Will (the narrator) and Hand (the instigator) take off on a journey across the globe - arriving in Dakar, going to Morocco, shooting up to Eastern Europe - in an attempt to give cash to the world's underclass.  The two young friends are haunted by the loss of their friend, Jack.  Will especially is rocked existentially by the loss and the cash-giving becomes a chance to balance the universe.Needless to say, it's a weird story.  Eggers is a product of the early-digital rumble of the 1990s.  His story telling and snarky dialogue is a product of this.  A bit of realism suffers from his quest for originality and sparkle.  Would two young men really travel to the ends of the earth to give cash away to strangers?  Maybe...but probably not.The parallels between YOU SHALL KNOW... and ON THE ROAD are there.  Like Sal Paradise, Hand is a rogue and wildcard.  The character of Hand is annoying.  He seems like the last person you'd ever want to go on an international journey with.There is too much landscape description - as skilled as it is.  There are too many pointless characters who wander in and out of the plot.All of this is redeemed by the poignancy of the last fifty pages of the book.  The origin of the title is an interesting subplot and the themes that get developed are worthwhile.

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    YSKOV
  

*by T***R on Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2011*

I bought "You Shall Know Our Velocity" based on my loving "What is the What", which was my first Eggers book. I thought "What is the What" was really powerful stuff, well-written, gripping, a 5-star book all day. I realize this novel preceded that one and it definitely shows.As you probably know, the story centers on 2 friends, Will the narrator and 'Hand', who need to give away appx $32,000 in one week. They set off determined to travel the world trying to do so. Now to me, that sounds like a fun, wild caper of a tale. Something that should make a tremendous story, an epic trek. But unfortunately there's also their 3rd friend Jack, who has recently died. The aftermath of Jack's death is driving them in this desperation to get rid of the money.The characters came off depressing to me. The lead narrator Will is black-and-blued depressed, and not in the funny sort of neurotic way. His stream of consciousness/ conversations within his head were frankly too long and too frequent for my taste. I found them very irritating after awhile. Hand is supposed to be the cool guy/ good looking guy, but never really takes it to that next level. Sadly, I never got that sense of "Wow!" in this book.I will agree that there was some great writing here and there, a few memorable incidents, but overall I came away let down and uninspired. And SAD, which is not good - "What is the What" deals with horribly depressing events, but that left me feeling moved and emotional and touched to the core. But with YSKOV, not at all.

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