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"Shipping Out" [1] is another wonderful DFW essay, describing a week spent on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. [1]: http://harpers.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/0
by ajtulloch 12y ago
"Shipping Out" [1] is another wonderful DFW essay, describing a week spent on a cruise ship in the Caribbean.
[1]: http://harpers.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/HarpersMagazine-1996-01-0007859.pdf http://harpers.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/HarpersMagazin...
- maroonblazer 12y agoAlso a great essay and, I believe, retitled for the collection it later was a part of called "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again". A title which perfectly captured how I thought about the first (and last) cruise I ever took.
- icelancer 12y agoFunny; the essay made me want to go a cruise even more! I still agree that it is one of his finest essays. I rank it up there with The String Theory, which is my personal favorite.
- brianwillis 12y agoIf you're going to read this (or really any DFW) don't skip the footnotes. Yes it's tedious flipping back and forth, but it's so very worth it.
- dewarrn1 12y agoYes, it's all part of the experience. Reportedly, DFW liked the idea of jarring readers out of a steady progression through his text and used all kinds of notes to effect this.
- JoeAltmaier 12y agoOr read them after; none of the interest is lost