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David Foster Wallace (Author)
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Publication Date: 5 Feb 1998

A collection of insightful and uproariously funny non-fiction by the bestselling author of INFINITE JEST - one of the most acclaimed and adventurous writers of our time. A SUPPOSEDLY FUN THING... brings together Wallace's musings on a wide range of topics, from his early days as a nationally ranked tennis player to his trip on a commercial cruiseliner. In each of these essays, Wallace's observations are as keen as they are funny.

Filled with hilarious details and invigorating analyses, these essays brilliantly expose the fault line in American culture - and once again reveal David Foster Wallace's extraordinary talent and gargantuan intellect.

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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Abacus (5 Feb 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0349110018
  • ISBN-13: 978-0349110011
  • Product Dimensions: 12.5 x 2.5 x 19.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 8,181 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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It's the kind of book you can't even put down while brushing your teeth. He's damn good. I take my hat off to him. (GUARDIAN )

Enviably good. (SUNDAY TIMES )

Like sea air, David Foster Wallace is so bracing. (GLASGOW HERALD )

Brilliant. (MAXIM )

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*Razor-sharp cultural commentary and hilarious social observation from the bestselling author of INFINITE JEST.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Erratic but wonderful 7 Feb 2005
By "djl928713"
Format:Paperback
By its very nature (a hodge-podge of random musings, semi-academic essays and travelogues commissioned by glossy magazines), this collection is erratic in tone and occasionally in execution. Yet even at his least engaging and most wilfully opaque, DFW is still incredibly readable, pulling your intellect along as he spins off on any number of tagents. When he's at his MOST engaging, however, he's among the most appealing writers of either fiction or non-fiction at work today. I defy even the biggest DFW cynic to read the title essay, for example, and claim not be alternately amused and weirdly moved throughout its (countless!) diversions and narrative scenic routes.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars the best writer around today 5 July 1999
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Anyone who is reading this having just finished Infinite Jest, I can heartily recommend this book. This was the first Wallace book I read, and it got me hooked. Having read a lot of essays by the likes of Tom Wolfe and Martin Amis, I can honestly say that this is as good as anything by those esteemed writers. Wallace has a knack of making the truly bizarre somehow understandable. The essays are deeply funny, but never sneery or mocking. Wallace is just geniunely baffled by the wierder aspects of American culture (pro sport, Hollywood, agricultural fairs etc), and succeeds in poking good-natured but cutting fun at various excesses in American life. He combines the laugh-out-loud element of PJ O'Rourke with the intelligence and insight of Tom Wolfe. A must read for anyone interested in modern American culture, or who justs want to read a different and original collection of journalism
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Totally original 28 July 2004
By The Fisher Price King
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David Foster Wallace is a unique voice, and this is an amazing collection of non-fiction: a great piece about going to a state fair (in all its consumerist ugliness), two brilliant items about tennis, an astonishing essay about a trip on a pleasure cruiser. Wallace looks at things we take for granted with a kind of ingenious cynicism that's funny, thought-provoking and sumptuously readable. He loves footnotes, and often his best material is in the footnotes. The essay about Michael Joyce (who he?) and his fledgling tennis career is worth the cover price alone - especially if you love tennis and are dismayed by how little intelligent coverage it gets. A really strong collection.
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5.0 out of 5 stars D W Wallace
What can be said that hasnt been said previously about this startlingly erudide and mesmeric essayist. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Colly
5.0 out of 5 stars fact or fiction?
alright. trick question. fact and fiction. I'm sure. that is the essays and "non-fiction" work of DFW is highly personal in style and roam the only true reality zone, that is the... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Jorma K
2.0 out of 5 stars Stop the boat, I want out
Some of these pieces have the dutiful feel of a writer for hire who's slumming it. I enjoyed the piece about the pomo wars written up by HL Hix - all of twenty years ago! Read more
Published 15 months ago by Simon G. Barrett
3.0 out of 5 stars Great writer but requires effort
Not really a book to read after a hard days work - needs time and effort to appreciate. I found it heavy going although some great observational gems.
Published 24 months ago by M. J. Foote
5.0 out of 5 stars Just read it,you'll enjoy it.
Hey guys, this books is great! No matter how potentially boring every subject may appear on the paper, - or be, actually,- DFW's take on it, piercing and wide-angle, deep and... Read more
Published on 17 July 2010 by Francesca Manfredini
4.0 out of 5 stars The voice of the trapped who have come to enjoy their cage
A collection of essays by this engagingly nerdy and knife-point sharp and witty writer, who died by his own hand in 2008 at the age of 45, this book gives a flavour, no more, of... Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2009 by Eileen Shaw
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing outing from a brilliant writer
After being shelled into submission by "Brief Interviews with Hideous Men" I was completely hyped at the prospect of reading this book. Read more
Published on 8 April 2003 by "mbg71"
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