Don't let the length and structure of the sentence fool you into thinking it wasn't meticulously crafted, worked, edited, reworked, etc. DFW is extremely "tigh

Don't let the length and structure of the sentence fool you into thinking it wasn't meticulously crafted, worked, edited, reworked, etc. DFW is extremely "tight" in that he uses his powerful (and precocious) intellect to think about everything way, way too much. This overthinking translates into his choice of words, grammar, punctuation, what the sentence conveys, how it adds to the overall tone, and even the topics he decides to write on. It's what makes him so fun (and, sometimes, painful) to read. He's certainly not concise, but he's one of the tightest writers I've ever read.