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Seems the author is oftentimes taking whats meant to be a purposefully sardonic reflection of American culture to be an actual direct attempt at humor by DFW.
by nwienert 7y ago
Seems the author is oftentimes taking whats meant to be a purposefully sardonic reflection of American culture to be an actual direct attempt at humor by DFW.
A good example of this is his point that the "level of humor" in the book is low because of a reference to "butt products". The joke isn't, "butts, haha", the joke is the satire that yea, that would be true... I mean, have you seen Instagram? Or SuperBowl ads?
- BLKNSLVR 7y ago"both, most importantly, work up an elaborate – and elaborately digressive – plot which deliberately ends as unsatisfactorily as possible." I've only read about DFW's work, I haven't actually read them yet. But the quote above, in addition to your first sentence, sounds exactly like what DFW would be attempting to demonstrate an unspoken life parallel, or that it's about the journey not the destination, but even so, once the destination is reached the journey is pointless and forgotten. There's definitely an unrealized expectation at the base of this review.