What a terrible imitation! Uses the format of that classic, but completely butchers it. DFW did a dark reflection of a travel piece. His anti-social, elitist,

What a terrible imitation! Uses the format of that classic, but completely butchers it. DFW did a dark reflection of a travel piece. His anti-social, elitist, nihilistic tone was expertly woven in, and creates tension between the subject and author. This just... is travel journalism, but using that one's structure? A mirror of a mirror, all meaning lost.