A tribute as only The Onion could write one. See also their previous entry, Girlfriend Stops Reading David Foster Wallace Breakup Letter At Page 20, a dead-wringer for his prose style. I had serious, serious trouble slogging through Infinite Jest and gave up circa page 150, but I’m increasingly feeling that I need to sample one or more of his less intense works. Just as soon as I put aside an uninterrupted week to pick my way carefully through Neal Stephenson’s latest tome, Anathem.
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For later: http://harpers.org/archive/2008/09/hbc-90003557
I found his nonfiction more accessible. Gruber agrees.
“Gruber agrees” was supposed to be a hyperlink to http://daringfireball.net/2008/09/wrt_dfw . Guess you don’t like HTML in your comments. (Or peanut butter in your chocolate?)
I love peanut butter in my chocolate. And well-formed HTML.
In a comment that is only sort of related to this post… we’re going to hear Stephenson speak about the new book the second week of October and then buy the book there to hopefully have it signed. I’m curious what he’ll be like in person given the range of books he’s written.