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Hi, /lit/. I'm planning on reading IJ next month and I've been told by people here that if I wanted to read DFW's essays (which I do), I should read them before IJ. So, my question is: Which one should I read first? Supposedly Fun Thing or the Lobsters?
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>>8019182
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>>8019186
Thanks.
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>>8019182
get lost summerkid
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>>8019182
this is now a dfw dumping thread. dump your best daves, the rarer the better.
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>>8019182
I really enjoyed Both Flesh and Not. Tbqh, there were about two or three I didn't read, but the rest I loved. Especially his essay on Wittgenstein's Mistress.
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>>8019222
>trips
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I haven't tackled DFW's major works of fiction yet; I'm only like 150 pages into the pale king. his essays are really excellent, though. just go to the library and flip through consider the lobster or a supposedly fun thing and read the essays that grab you. Personally, one of my favorites of his is "authority and american usage". I found that one fascinating. Also good are "a supposedly fun thing", "f/x porn", and "just asking".
Those are just some that stood out to me; flip through the books and you'll find something you like
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>>8019214
Ladies and gentlemen: David DeLillo, the New England's neopostmodern overlord!
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>>8019234
Go to sleep, it's finals week.
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>>8019595
nah school's out for humanitards
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>>8019541
>you'll never walk around town and visit old bookstores with Dave
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