A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
A collection of insightful and uproariously funny non-fiction by the bestselling author of INFINITE JEST - one of the most acclaimed and adventurous writers of our time. A SUPPOSEDLY FUN THING... brings together Wallace's musings on a wide range of topics, from his early days as a nationally ranked tennis player to his trip on a commercial cruiseliner. In each of these essays, Wallace's observations are as keen as they are funny. Filled with hilarious details and invigorating analyses, these essays brilliantly expose the fault line in American culture - and once again reveal David Foster Wallace's extraordinary talent and gargantuan intellect.
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Ana Hein@anahein99
This took me two yesrd to read in full. Man can David Foster Wallace write, and can be funny, and churn out sentences so long so you get vetigo looking at their length on the page and have to cower at their syntactical gymnastics, but why did he spend five full pages explaing how bracketing works in tennis tournements?
Jeannette Ordas@kickpleat
The prize of this collection of essays is the short story about cruise ships. I've never wanted to go on a cruise and this seals the deal. Hilarious.
brendan sudol@bren
2 main takeaways - 1) good god, david foster wallace is so freaking smart 2) what a lovely diversity of short story topics, from tennis to literary theory to cruise ships and more
Christopher McCaffery@cmccafe
A mixed bag.
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