What Is the What writes: "Over the course of many years, Dave and I have collaborated to tell my story... I told [him] what I knew and what I could remember, and from that material he created this work of art." The book is typical of Eggers' style: blending non-fictional and fictional elements into a non-fiction novel or memoir. By classifying the book a novel, Eggers says, he freed himself to re-create conversations, streamline complex relationships, add relevant detail and manipulate time and space in helpful ways—all while maintaining the essential truthfulness of the storytelling. However, not all critics were impressed. Lee Siegel sees
The Idiot (album) Carr and Charles Shaar Murray suggested that "The Idiot"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s electronic sound had been "pioneered" on "Low", whereas by 2000, Nicholas Pegg would describe it as "a stepping stone between "Station to Station" and "Low". "The Idiot" made number 30 in the UK, the first time any of Iggy Pop's records had cracked the Top Forty. It also peaked at number 72 in the US charts. "Sister Midnight" and "China Girl" were released as singles in February and May 1977, respectively—both with the same B-side, "Baby". Biographer Paul Trynka has written that "The Idiot" "would remain an album that was more