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 Missing one key piece... Aug 27, 2009
DFW's content is not the object of this review. Rather, I am reviewing (and objecting to) the Kindle version of the book, which does not include the marvelous essay, "Host." Although I (now) understand that the article in its original form used sidenotes that cannot be duplicated in the eBook format, it would have been nice to know that before hunting through the publication notes on my Kindle to discover this. It seems that either the sidenotes could be changed to footnotes and so duplicated, or the publisher and Amazon could let me know that what I am buying is a somewhat diminished version of the book.
 Refreshing ... Aug 17, 2009
David Foster Wallace's, "Consider The Lobster," was the type of book I find myself drawn to. It is a collection of essays that DFW wrote without coming across as trying to force feed to his audience. He has a keen understanding of the world around him and a writing style that never felt forced or unduly authoritative. It seemed to me that he enjoyed deciphering what he saw, so that CTL felt like an insightful review of his experience including important questions that he felt need to be addressed. He makes SNOOTs and SNOOTery look good.
After reading CSL I moved on to Infinite Jest (which I still haven't finished - I am mostly drawn to his essays) and A Supposedly Fun Thing That I'll Never Do Again (enjoying it). It also turned me on to Sex Drugs and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman, which, was very enjoyable.
I am more than a little aware of my inexperience and lack of technical skill while writing a review about an author as wonderful as DFW so I'll leave the long reviews for more eloquent critics.
0 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Semi-Ugh (updated) Jul 08, 2009
I gave this one star, but I should update it to 2. The essay that attracted me first was on English usage, but it seemed daunting to tackle it. But once I got into it, that alone lifted my rating slightly.
The rest of my early review went like this and is somewhat the same (unless I revise it again!):
I had contemplated getting a Wallace book for a couple of years. I found my way there in part because of Amazon cross-reference suggestions and such ("people who bought this also bought THIS, etc.) and then I checked into it ... from what I read, his subject matter and writing style seemed up my alley.
Maybe this was the wrong book to take the plunge, so I won't paint all his work with the same brush. But I found myself paging through this book, trying to find a good starting point. The Updike chapter was mildly interesting, but otherwise .... zzzzzz.
I'm not wasting any more time trying with this one.
Amazing writing style Jun 29, 2009
You may or may not enjoy the topics he writes about - the first chapter chronicles his experience attending the Adult Video Awards - but the writing style is superb. Definitely worth reading.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Is Harold Hecuba author and DFW friend Evan Wright? Apr 28, 2009
Just finished re-reading this, AFTER reading Hella Nation by Evan Wright Hella Nation: Looking for Happy Meals in Kandahar, Rocking the Side Pipe, Wingnut's WarAgainst the GAP, and Other Adventures with the Totally Lost Tribes of America. Given Wright's introduction and "Life in Porn," AND DFW's thanks to Evan Wright at the end of his book, I'm thinking Harold Hecuba is Evan Wright. Re-reading DFW essays. Comment on Harold Hecuba, Evan Wright, link? Trying to make sense of what happened after DFW died, I read Wright quoted in some magazine about the great impact DFW had on him and all of us. Claremont has a course on DFW works only - found online. RIP.
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