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David Foster Wallace made quite a splash in 1996 with his massive novel, Infinite Jest. Now he's back with a collection of essays entitled A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again. In addition to a razor-sharp writing style, Wallace has a mercurial mind that lights on many subjects. His seven essays travel from a state fair in Illinois to a cruise ship in the Caribbean, explore how television affects literature and what makes film auteur David Lynch tick, and deconstruct deconstructionism and find the intersection between tornadoes and tennis.
These eclectic interests are enhanced by an eye (and nose) for detail: "I have seen sucrose beaches and water a very bright blue. I have seen an all-red leisure suit with flared lapels. I have smelled what suntan lotion smells like spread over 21,000 pounds of hot flesh . . ." It's evident that Wallace revels in both the life of the mind and the peculiarities of his fellows; in A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again he celebrates both. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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Celebrated Illinoisan writer Wallace's meganovel, Infinite Jest (1996), was megasuccessful, and these intelligent, funny essays are outstanding. In "Derivative Sport in Tornado Alley," Wallace presents himself as a young Midwest tennis star with an unathletic, intuitive, yet winning style of play. But Wallace writes about far more than the sum of his self, widening his field of vision to embrace wind, earth, and mathematics, creating a virtual cyclone with his highly idiosyncratic perceptions, perfectly correct cadence, and casually hip lexicon. He applies this arsenal of literary power tools to even greater effect in one of the most original, comprehensive analyses yet of television and the pervasive "culture of watching," discussing such fine points as the tyranny of television's institutionalized, self-referential irony and its tremendous influence on American fiction. Wallace has also written in his edgy way about David Lynch, a state fair, and, in the masterful title piece, his addling experiences on a seven-night Caribbean cruise during which he endured hours of despair interrupted by moments of stunned amazement. Donna Seaman
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This was the first DFW work I ever read, and it still sticks in my mind as a brilliant, beautiful collection. Even those who have tried Infinite Jest and hated it (and you are legion) should give this a try. You will be blissfully surprised. A friend of mine was recently on the cruise ship that is the subject of the title piece. She said that everything she saw reminded her of a specific line, that he had left nothing out. DFW is one of the greatest writers of our (or possibly any) time. Forgive him his excesses, and you will be amply rewarded.
I suppose I should make a token effort to say what the book is about. Okay, then: cruise ships, state fairs, tennis, David Lynch, agorophobia, preformance anxiety, etc. There. Now read it.
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The other essays in this volume are pretty amusing, but the real find here is Wallace's long consideration of David Lynch's career. It the best thing I've ever read on that filmmaker. Wallace catches the peculiar combination of innocence and horror that inhabits Lynch's work and makes him so special. Along with his essay "Laughing With Kafka" (not in this book but you can find it online), Wallace shows real talent as a critic, and could probably be a great one if this fiction day-job doesn't pan out (that's a joke, son.)
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David Foster Wallace is an endearing writer, and these essays (which cover tennis, luxury cruises, state fairs, movies/television) are disarmingly sincere and phenomenally crafted. His "journalistic" pieces in particular make the works of a Hunter Thompson or even a Tom Wolfe seem amateurish by comparison.
Despite DFW's repeated assertions that he's not a crack journalist, these essays prove that he's not only good: he's celestial. However, if you hate the subjects, you'll definitely be put off by his fixation with minutiae and his legions of footnotes. (The final essay describing a Caribbean cruise boasts over 130 of the little buggers.. each of them delicious.)
On the other hand, I can't think of an author who has done better with the subjects than DFW. He's intelligent without being haughty and genuine without being sickening. A great introduction to his works.
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didn't even read the whole thing but BUY IT!
It's true, there are two essays in this book that I have not finished (especially the essay on television). Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 26. April 2000 von cp
Bipolar Reading
David Foster Wallace is a very entrancing writer. His prose is, for lack of a better word, beautiful (though he falls into bouts of "like ____ or something", more... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 25. April 2000 von CT
One of America's funniest writers
Almost all of the essays in this book are excellent, but the title essay, where Wallace recounts a luxury Caribbean cruise is worth the cost of the book alone. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 28. März 2000 von Brian L Seymour
Don't read this book in public.....
I tried to read this book while waiting out a long afternoon in a public house. I was laughing so hard, I drew stares and people started moving away. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 24. März 2000 von Michael H. Jones
I Loved Every Word!
I cannot think of enough good things to say about this collection on non-fiction by one of the greatest authors of all time. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 6. Februar 2000 von Brooks Williams
A Truly Great Book I'll Read Again And Again
David Foster Wallace is perhaps the greatest living essayist. He's never just showing off, never just impressing the reader, even when he's showing off and thoroughly impressing. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 27. Januar 2000 von Jonathan Strandjord
His essays are better than his fiction
There is exactly one reason why this book is eminently recommendable: it shows in elegant detail why DFW is, above all, a beautiful person. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 26. Januar 2000 veröffentlicht
Simply brilliant
I laughed so hard actual dinner products came out my nose. This man has a gift. Spend $11 to encourage it.
Veröffentlicht am 17. Januar 2000 von Noone in Particular
Genius on Speed
DFW writes like an insane genius on speed. He picks a topic and drills in and won't let up until every last crevice has been examined, analyzed, and discussed. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 13. Januar 2000 von W. T. Walker
When he's on he's on, when he's not he's not
I think David Foster Wallace is a brilliant writer, but can't really hit the target all the time. Either he is totally on top of something in describing it, or he writes himself... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 5. Januar 2000 von "jumpyclown"
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