Summary David Foster Wallace is a titan among literary writers. Even in death, his works continue to offer countless readers one mind-bending and soul-shattering exercise after another. Such is the case with Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, an anthology of short stories, essays, media transcripts, and stream of consciousness accounts. These somewhat disparate entries come … Continue reading Brief Interviews with Hideous Men – Book Review
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Infinite Jest – Book Review
Summary A sober living house, a tennis academy, and a futuristic nation fixated on entertainment cartridges. With a deft eye and scathingly black comedic tone, David Foster Wallace has woven a narrative that spans not only over a thousand pages, but also more than a dozen tortured and ultimately unforgettable souls. This is Infinite Jest. A … Continue reading Infinite Jest – Book Review
House of Leaves – Book Review
Summary What lies at the heart of House of Leaves is a labyrinth, one carefully concealed inside a seemingly benign house. Or is it? After Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Will Navidson, his estranged partner, Karen Green, and their two children move into the house on Ash Tree Lane, they discover that the place is slightly bigger on the … Continue reading House of Leaves – Book Review
Reading Update: The Pain Behind Dark Comedy
Hello and good evening! I hope you're having a good night and enjoying it in the loving company of either yourself or those closest to you. In mulling over what I said about my current readings last Saturday, I encountered some deep personal feelings about the pitch-black comedy of David Foster Wallace. I used words like "hilarious" … Continue reading Reading Update: The Pain Behind Dark Comedy
Reading Update: From YA to Verbal Gymnastics
Greetings! I apologize for uploading this blog post two days behind my set schedule. I took some Me time Thursday to make ravioli from scratch with friends, then go to the movies. We went and saw Ghost in the Shell, and I was blown away at how faithfully the live-action adaptation followed the first two anime movies … Continue reading Reading Update: From YA to Verbal Gymnastics
Lessons to Practice #2: Joining a Writers’ Group
Happy Tuesday, Valentine's Day, and Taco Tuesday! Here in North Texas, we just had a pretty gnarly storm roll in last night; it's been raining almost nonstop since late last night. It didn't stop me from going to my volunteer job for a few hours today, though. In learning my own writing lessons, I started to … Continue reading Lessons to Practice #2: Joining a Writers’ Group
Infinite Jest: The Fall of Entertainment
"In the Show they'll get all they want of being made into statues to be looked at and poked at and discussed, and then some. For now they're here to get to be the ones who look and see and forget getting looked at, for now." "But even you call it 'The Show.' They'll be … Continue reading Infinite Jest: The Fall of Entertainment
Infinite Jest: My Final Push
On my 21st birthday, my dear friend Navroz Kwatra gifted me perhaps the greatest literary challenge of my life: Infinite Jest. This is David Foster Wallace's earth-shaping magnum opus, a literary voyage about addiction, prestigious tennis players, and political hilarity. This is one gargantuan tale. For the past four years I've danced on and off … Continue reading Infinite Jest: My Final Push
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