What is The what By Dave Eggers

According to a Dinka folk tale God gave man the cattle and everything it can be used for. The cattle is a perfect thing it is food, milk and comfort. god said I give you this or you can have the what. Man chose wisely and chose the cattle and God was pleased because he was testing man and man passed. the question becomes: What is the what? Valentino is a Sudanese refugee who tells us his story from his seperation from his parents to his arrival in America I hurried up to finish the book by this date so I could claim it is truly the best book of 2006. Dave Eggers met the real Valentino and told his story. the book is true yet it is subtitled a novel this takes away any sting in case some of the exact facts don't exactly pan out. Because honestly the story is emtionally honest. The matter of fact way our narrator speaks proves that. He is not trying to make himself look betteer or cool he loves us and just wants the world to hear about his story. I was truly moved and it is not just sentimental with easy good guys and bad guys two of the most unexpectedly tragic parts you never see coming. The book's structure is brilliant right off the bat you know Valentino comes to America and does not find it to be the paradise he expects it when he is robbed. He proceeds to tell his story to everybody he comes in contact with but not in a Forrest gump manner no he says it his head. He will be telling you this narrative and then say the person's name like Mr. Bradley just when you forgot that this is not just a "flashback". He tells this to everyone because he needs to. i really took Eggers talents for granted i know he is really famous and adored by everyone but Godamn this man can write htis book blew me away i think everyone needs to read it. i know the cover threw me off. if you hven't seen it thereis no dust jacket for it it looks like an old social studies book i thought it was Eggers being just clever and it is lets be honest but don't let that deter you this book will bring you to tears and make you look at the world n a different way