What Is the What
by Dave Eggers
Kindle Edition-

New York Times Notable Book
New York Times Bestseller


What Is the What
is the epic novel based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng who, ...

Overall rating:

 

How would you rate this book?

Member ratings

 
  "Good Book Club Selection" by mdrobac (see profile) 04/23/07

 
  "Incredible story, beautifully written" by lbmuskov (see profile) 05/14/07

This is an incredible book about Sudanese refugees. It is written as Valentino Achak Deng's memoior as told by Dave Eggers. The writing is captivating and the story astonishing. A great read for book clubs!

 
  "What is the What" by westerjl (see profile) 07/08/09

 
  "Easy to miss" by Graciesings (see profile) 02/19/10

 
  "I enjoyed this book" by mblake (see profile) 07/18/12

I can no longer complain about my life after reading about Valentino's life and everything he had to go through just to survive

 
  "What is the Wat" by Daryl (see profile) 02/25/15

insightful, but I couldn't read too much at one sitting because it was intense.

 
  "" by Kathy1966 (see profile) 05/26/16

MEMBER LOGIN
Remember me
BECOME A MEMBER it's free

Book Club HQ to over 88,000+ book clubs and ready to welcome yours.

SEARCH OUR READING GUIDES Search
Search




FEATURED EVENTS
PAST AUTHOR CHATS
JOIN OUR MAILING LIST

Get free weekly updates on top club picks, book giveaways, author events and more
Please wait...