but i can only imagine how dave eggers feels

Having never read it before, I taught Slaughterhouse 5 when I took over someone else's literature class. It is good. It's what novels are supposed to be. The week or two that class spent on it was a joy. I'm terribly glad to have read it, and strongly recommend that you pick it up.

Cheers to Kurt Vonnegut. The world is better for having had him.