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Great essay, I think this text started what eventually led to me reading infinite jest :)

• spenczar5 5y ago
  If you get a chance, A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again is really terrific too. I love Infinite Jest, but I think I love DFW’s essays even more. They are just the right length.
  • eckmLJE 5y ago
    Agreed, there is an essay collection named after Consider the Lobster that has some great ones. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consider_the_Lobster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consider_the_Lobster
    • jeffbee 5y ago
      The David Foster Wallace Reader has these and more including the brilliant “Both Flesh and Not” and some trivia like his course syllabi and correspondence.
  • dhosek 5y ago
    I found A Supposedly Fun Thing to be rather grating and self-congratulatory. In contrast, the essays in Consider the Lobster showed a better balance between restraint and indulgence.