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The essays are a much better place to start. Pick up A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again and read those, especially the last essay, which is what the boo
by icelancer 8y ago
The essays are a much better place to start. Pick up A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again and read those, especially the last essay, which is what the book is named after.
If you like that kind of thing, then the books might be for you. I love DFW's essays. I really cannot get into the books. I know a lot of people like this.
- icelancer 8y agoArguably his best essay, however, is the one on Michael Joyce, The String Theory. Some people have judged it as one of the best essays / short stories of all-time. https://www.esquire.com/sports/a5151/the-string-theory-david-foster-wallace/ https://www.esquire.com/sports/a5151/the-string-theory-david... It is then remarkable that an author dared to write a follow-up to this iconic essay... and mostly succeeded. https://longreads.com/2017/01/17/michael-joyces-second-act/ https://longreads.com/2017/01/17/michael-joyces-second-act/