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Posted in Books, Outside the box on Sep 18th, 2008
I know I already mentioned the passing of DFW and how big of a deal itis to me, but I still have this running through my head. I can’t believe that I won’t be reading any more of what he has to say on random topics like talk radio, tennis, and infinity. It’s sad. It’s [...]
Posted in Books on Sep 14th, 2008
I just heard the news that David Foster Wallace, my favorite writer of all time, was found dead in his home in an apparent suicide. His wife found him and it looks as if he hung himself to death. I’m horrified.
I’ve written about DFW’s influence before. How a book he wrote made me want to [...]
Posted in Good Reads, Outside the box on Sep 5th, 2008
Do I really know the answer to this question? Not a chance, but I know someone who has a much better idea. This blog is not about politics and I’m not about to turn it in that direction, but in the spirit of the Republican National Convention and John McCain’s acceptance last night, I wanted [...]
So I recently finished Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies (which was chosen by my readers) and I loved it. So I’m two for two with her after also loving The Namesake. So I was doing some reading about her and found a nice piece on Time about her.
They compare and contrast her with two other [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Books on May 12th, 2008
We all have certain moments in our lives that kind of take us and point us in a new direction. For me, reading David Foster Wallace’s A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never do Again was one of those moments.
You may have noticed that in my Amazon Store I have every one of his books listed [...]
The Snowball by Alice Schroeder
The Darjeeling Limited
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