Memoirs, Macbeth, and Library Books

I finished A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers last night, as expected. It did not get any better.
I think the major issue is that I just don't like memoirs. I think that anytime someone chooses to spend 500 pages talking about themself, it is going to sound self-indulgent. Yeah, Eggers life was hard, he was witty, he went through a lot, but jeez, no need to be such a drama queen. For most of the book, I really wanted him to just get over himself. I've been through shit. I've been through almost as much shit as he has. I know people who have died. I've lost close friends. I've had to take care of people whom I shouldn't have been responsible for. And I've done it all without ending up an immature douche-bag.
And I don't feel the need to declare it to the entire world in a novel.
Just sayin'.
4/10

I also just finished Macbeth. It was okay. Once again, Shakespeare is good, but not thrilling to me. He never intended for his plays to be read (he didn't even print them during his lifetime) because he thought that they were only half as meaningful without the acting. Maybe I just need to start seeing plays more.
That being said, I enjoyed it a hell of a lot more than AHWoSG. It was dark and tragic and kind of cool. Plus, I'm realizing that Shakespeare is a lot better if you're not a pretentious 7th grader trying to look impressive (I was about 12 when I read a lot of plays for the first time. I was kidding myself when I claimed I understood them). Thus far, I think Macbeth is my favorite tragedy. That being said, I really really really need to read Hamlet again (it was one of the 7th grade plays).
We're reading Macbeth for English in school, and we're watching the Roman Polanski version as well. It is a pretty faithful adaptation, though it annoyed me that none of the actors could post on horseback, which just looks absurd to me now.
Oh, Midwest. You've given me so much knowledge.

EDIT: So I ended up reading Macbeth 7 times in order to prepare for the test (which was supposed to be really hard). I got a 98. I also realized that I really really liked it. I read some analysis of it, a few critical essays, and also talked about it in class. I find that I always like books more when I study/discuss them rather tan just reading them. So, I like Macbeth a lot more now. God, I love being in English class. It makes books so much better.
7/10

Good news, the 6 books I had on hold at the library arrived. WOOT!

Total Books this Year: 7
Total NonFic: 3 (43%)