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Title: A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace ISBN: 0-316-92528-4 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 02 February, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.17 (72 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Worth it
Comment: This was a thorough and entertaining read. I laughed all the way through.
Rating: 5
Summary: Disclaimer: I've not read Wallace's fiction...
Comment: ...but i really loved this essay collection.
Wallace is (IMO) a totally hilarious writer and the essays collected in this book are astute observations and analyses of a number of topics and events written wittily with a voice that is brutally critical yet somehow still compassionate. His accounts of things as varied as a day at a small county fair to his experiences going on a "luxury cruise" are filled with information, abstract analysis, biting wit, and self-examination. I laughed out loud frequently, yet it made me think about society and selfhood a lot as well. Highly recommended for fans of this sort of writing.
Rating: 3
Summary: A supposedly good author I'll never read again
Comment: Occasionally Wallace manages to craft a story or essay that holds interest throughout. More often, however, he uses language for no other purpose than to show his adeptness at using language. His paragraphs of description upon description demonstrate that he has a way with adjectives, but they fail to actually improve the reader's understanding of the story-- if there is a story buried beneath the description. It is not vivid description that makes a good author, but relevant description. "See what I can do!" his writing seems to scream. It seems to work for him, as reviewers regularly comment on his brilliance.
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Title: Infinite Jest: A Novel by David Foster Wallace ISBN: 0316921173 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Brief Interviews With Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace ISBN: 0316925195 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity (Great Discoveries) by David Foster Wallace ISBN: 0393003388 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Girl With Curious Hair (Norton Paperback Fiction) by David Foster Wallace ISBN: 0393313964 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: March, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest: A Reader's Guide (Continuum Contemporaries) by Stephen Burn ISBN: 082641477X Publisher: Continuum Pub Group Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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