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Title: RIP David Foster Wallace
Post by: ycartrob on Sep 14, 2008, 05:41 PM

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/books/15kaku.html?no_interstitial

Title: Re: RIP David Foster Wallace
Post by: ms. yvon on Sep 15, 2008, 12:38 AM

well, damn.

i'm a fan of "brief interviews with hideous men."

sad sad news.

Title: Re: RIP David Foster Wallace
Post by: getinthevan on Sep 15, 2008, 03:32 AM

I'm not familiar with his work but I really liked what that article said about it.

What should I start with?

Title: Re: RIP David Foster Wallace
Post by: ycartrob on Sep 15, 2008, 09:05 AM

QuoteI'm not familiar with his work but I really liked what that article said about it.

What should I start with?

Infinite Jest (but it's loooong)

Title: Re: RIP David Foster Wallace
Post by: nichless on Sep 15, 2008, 09:53 AM

Damn. Thanks for sharing, Tracy. I had no idea until I saw your post.

Title: Re: RIP David Foster Wallace
Post by: fitzcarraldo on Sep 15, 2008, 03:22 PM

Wow. :'(

Shame, talented guy. I heard when he first got a taste of fame he checked himself into a hospital.
Infinite Jest is definitely worth the long read. A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again (nonfiction) has great stories about cruise ships and being on a David Lynch set. Sad news.

My Morning Jacket

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