Comments on: There Are No Unremarkable Books http://www.thewriterscoin.com/2009/04/02/unremarkable-books/ Making Personal Finance and Money Interesting Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:24:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Nut http://www.thewriterscoin.com/2009/04/02/unremarkable-books/#comment-8108 Nut Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:17:20 +0000 http://www.thewriterscoin.com/?p=1784#comment-8108 Consider the Lobster was awesome, especially the Federer piece. The man was brilliant. Consider the Lobster was awesome, especially the Federer piece. The man was brilliant.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.thewriterscoin.com/2009/04/02/unremarkable-books/#comment-8080 Kevin Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:43:05 +0000 http://www.thewriterscoin.com/?p=1784#comment-8080 DFW has another book called Consider the Lobster that is similar to the book you mentioned. It's a collection of magazine essays with a wide degree of topics. I would often start an essay thinking the topic would not interest me. But he always made it interesting. His talent was a once in a generation kind of thing. Oh, and he could also write fiction extremely well. Perhaps it's because I tend to be a pessimist, but my reaction is the opposite of yours. After reading DFW, I tend to give up my dream of becoming a writer. I know I could never be that good - no matter how much I practice - so I tend to think "what's the point?". I'm not saying this is a good attitude to the have, but it's the one I've got. Nice post, WC. DFW has another book called Consider the Lobster that is similar to the book you mentioned. It’s a collection of magazine essays with a wide degree of topics. I would often start an essay thinking the topic would not interest me. But he always made it interesting. His talent was a once in a generation kind of thing. Oh, and he could also write fiction extremely well.

Perhaps it’s because I tend to be a pessimist, but my reaction is the opposite of yours. After reading DFW, I tend to give up my dream of becoming a writer. I know I could never be that good – no matter how much I practice – so I tend to think “what’s the point?”. I’m not saying this is a good attitude to the have, but it’s the one I’ve got.

Nice post, WC.

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