Another Random Bit: The Perspective of David Foster Wallace

vonnegutkidd2 Says:

Jun 10, 2009 - He obtained more and touched more people during his short life than you ever, ever will.

thischarmingman84 Says:

Jun 15, 2009 - Who said this was great literature? It's from a collection of non-fiction essays written for magazines and papers. It's wonderfully written ENTERTAINMENT. Read Infinite Jest if you want to know why he should be taken seriously. A book that was fussed over by every literate, "cool" "fashionable" 20-something in the 90s, and literally was not CAPABLE of suffering because of said treatment. It's a great book written by not just a great writer but a significant writer.

ifyoufly Says:

Jul 28, 2009 - Are you hideous?

lanerant Says:

Jul 28, 2009 - highly and superlatively so: )

lanerant Says:

Jul 28, 2009 - I sure wish that a person knowing something about how much he is loved and by so many could have had some kind of impact on how much value a person puts on their existence in this world, thereby being able to somewhat valiantly overcome the heinousness of the disease that prevented him from seeing the love that was i.e. there for him in this world! I love you man, and everything you wrote and I miss you every single day! and i will always wish to have been able to have just 1 convo with you!

ifyoufly Says:

Jul 29, 2009 - hehe

ronnie2407 Says:

Aug 1, 2009 - This is a very funny essay, I love DFW but sometimes it bugs me a little how he augments his talents of non-fiction descriptive and ironic writing with clearly invented, quirky little asides to make things more outlandish

irishmonkey Says:

Aug 9, 2009 - to watch the coast of Florida recede cinematically ... a la Fran Conroy? Who is Fran Conroy?

irishmonkey Says:

Aug 9, 2009 - what is the word at 20:30 - the diaphanous and ...

EddieLowFilthSlayer Says:

Aug 12, 2009 - Infinite Jest, Infinite Jest! What about The Broom of the System?

jfedjrock Says:

Aug 13, 2009 - Pretty sure it is "the diaphanous and epicanthically doe-eyed Petra" Epicanthus - a fold of skin extending from the eyelid over the inner canthus of the eye, common among Mongoloid peoples. :)

u90397 Says:

Aug 18, 2009 - The name is Frank Conroy, and he is the famous writer who authored Nadir's cruise pamphlet. Read the story (A Supposedly Fun Thing Ill Never Do Again) its quiet entertaining.

Katzenpierre Says:

Aug 19, 2009 - Is this realy David Foster Wallace ?

altair6666 Says:

Aug 19, 2009 - why should this be him?

ppsdrc Says:

Aug 20, 2009 - This is really David Foster Wallace, you nitwits.

dombrosky1 Says:

Sep 6, 2009 - Is this from one of his books?

danhedelstein Says:

Sep 10, 2009 - Please refrain from using the phrase "Mongoloid" in 2009, thank you.

semochka89 Says:

Sep 12, 2009 - RIP--what a brilliant writer he was.

xwolfparadeatqmx Says:

Sep 20, 2009 - why would anybody think that this wasn't him? dummies

daschwpierdellevigne Says:

Sep 26, 2009 - Yes -- they're both in "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again," published by Back Bay Press in 1997.

samashby08 Says:

Oct 3, 2009 - I just heard about DFW a few days ago. I know, I know.. I'm behind. Especially seeing as Vonnegut is one of my favorite authors (someone who is in the same vein/style as DFW). He is a very talented author, though.

doitinasubmarine Says:

Oct 17, 2009 - I know what you mean, it frustrates me sometimes too. But at the same time, he wouldn't be the same without it.

sdfgdsgfsdfg Says:

Oct 25, 2009 - He wasn't the first who critisized society in this manner but he did it ingeniously. Requiescat in pace. We all miss you...

impaulallen Says:

Nov 14, 2009 - The Pale King's smidgens are already awe-inspiring. ".. to care about people, and to sacrifice for them day after day in myriad little unsexxy ways day after day. That is real freedom." Great quote from dfw.

brokennarcissist Says:

Nov 23, 2009 - Do you think God was nervous to meet David Foster Wallace?