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Consider the Lobster: Essays and Arguments (Paperback)
by David Foster Wallace (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Abacus (1 Dec 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0349119511
  • ISBN-13: 978-0349119519
  • Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.4 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 297,754 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rewires your synapses, 14 Feb 2006
I love Wallace's novels and short stories, but in my opinion his intellect sometimes impedes his storytelling. I like my books smart, but Wallace's footnotes and in-jokes and surely-you-all-know-this-as-well-as-I-do type en passant references can be a bit over the cerebral top. But what can be annoying in fiction, works far better in the essay format. His quirky and brainy and alienated reporter persona seems to me a perfect position from which to comment on the current state of affairs in such diverse spheres as porn, literature, US language, electoral campaigns, lobster festivals and conservative talk radio. His hyper-reflexive analyses are wonderfully mind-bending, his command of language supreme, and his uneasy embeddedness in real-world situations both touching and very very funny. Wallace at his essayistic best rewires your synapses and vastly expands your neural nets. You should definitely go for it.
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