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Some Remarks on David Foster Wallace's Consider the Lobster from Which Probably Not Enough Has Been Removed

We lost a good one back in mid-September, and for better or for worse, it sometimes requires death for us to get around to experiencing great art. After reading our obit, I was kind of ashamed to say I hadn't read much of David Foster Wallace's work. I had always been intrigued by him, having sampled a couple stories, but after his tragic passing, I picked up Consider the Lobster, his book of essays covering myriad topics from pornography to politics. It was an enthralling read, one that inspired me to get some more DFW in my life (I'll be...  read more

David Foster Wallace

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