Its sad to hear he struggled so mightily to write more novels given the incredible power of his essays and short stories. "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do

Its sad to hear he struggled so mightily to write more novels given the incredible power of his essays and short stories. "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again", about the pleasures and distractions and ultimately the "despair" of a 7-Night Caribbean cruise (which he helpfully abbreviates 7NC) is both the funniest and one of the most stark and cold works I've ever read.