David Foster Wallace (1 Viewer)

[David Kronenbourg]

Nearly finished Infinite Jest. Gave me the howling fantods. Can anyone recommend where to go next? Broom of the System, short stories, journalism, essays?

 

[Mitchum]

Definitely 'Broom Of The System'.

Then 'The Girl With Curious Hair' or 'A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do'.

Followed by 'Oblivion Stories' and 'Brief Interviews With Hideous Men'.

I've not read 'Infinity' or his book on hip-hop.

His short story that appeared in the New Yoiker a while back was really poor. I don't think he's done anything since.

Oh he did a great article on CGI/Terminator 2 for Atlantic Monthly that was reproduced in Waterstone's magazine. Worth tracking down...

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

i've only read his articles / journalism but A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again and Consider The Lobster are both great

 

[David Kronenbourg]

infinite jest is mental but pretty fantastic. the greatest dystopian novel about AA and tennis academies i'ver ever read.

 

[snakybus]

Just started reading Consider the Lobster - good!

 

[magicbastarder]

I've not read 'Infinity'

i started it and didn't finish it. it felt infinite.

 

[Mitchum]

i started it and didn't finish it. it felt infinite.

I feel the same way about Infinite Jest.
I got bogged down in the foot-notes and acronyms nevermind trying to wade through the dense prose concerning characters I grew to hate.

He's a frustrating writer. Dazzling and boring-sometimes in the same sentence.

 

[Pantone247]

'Brief Interviews With Hideous Men'.

is good

a bit showy off in spots, but goode

 

[eclectichoney]

broom of the system was good alright, not life-defining genius, but deffo worth the read.

 

[old]

Infinite Jest ruined toblerone for me.

 

[muffin]

There's a 'Brief Interviews with Hideous Men' film on the way..

 

[mamul]

to be directed by Jim Halpert from The Office!

 

[Mitchum]

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/27769

 

[CitySickness]

I'm reading Infinite Jest at the moment. Great fun, but it really doesn't need to be that long, does it?

The essays are brilliant though - the cruise ship, state fair, David Lynch and tennis ones in particular.