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It feels to refreshing to read an essay that gets away from the "blog" style of writing. There are few writers on the internet and a lot of people writing artic
by krschultz 17y ago
It feels to refreshing to read an essay that gets away from the "blog" style of writing. There are few writers on the internet and a lot of people writing articles. The articles often make great points and have excellent content but rarely is reading them fun for the sake of reading.
- rubyrescue 17y agoAgreed. His style is very David Foster Wallace, if you aren't familiar with any of his work. It can get too precious in large doses but search for 'david foster wallace federer' for the NYT article considered a classic in this 'genre'.
- dspeyer 17y agoYour mileage may vary I guess. I found it obnoxious, dense and far too in love with itself. When I hadn't found a point by the second page (with no obvious indication of how long it was going to ramble) I gave up.