ITT: Best biographies ever written

>>8331389
Speaking of Caro, is The Power Broker worth a read?

>>8331394
haven't read it :/

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I like this one because it demolishes all that "DFW was a sincere saint" crap that keeps going around here.

>>8331408
Shall we quote the best passages?

Monk's Wittgenstein bio is pretty great desu

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should i read this

>>8331408
>"DFW was a sincere saint"

Nobody actually believes that though.

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>>8331389

Caro is a little too dramatic for me.

>>8331488

Maybe I'm just memeblind, but I hear a lot of DFW idolizing here on /lit/.

>>8331408
whatd he do wrong?