somehow i keep forgetting how much i adore the prose of david foster wallace. i recently picked up ‘consider the lobster’ and am falling back in love with his self-aware, dry, descriptive prose. his vocabulary is beautiful. i’m in awe. i am a voracious reader and somewhat studious (40-70 books per year, mostly literary heavyweights or solid nonfiction) and dude left me in the dust. seriously. sometimes they are words i haven’t come across, and must look up, but sometimes they are words i’m sure i should know but don’t, yet (example: synecdoche). maybe that sounds pretentious or unreadable, but i swear, it’s graceful and intense and perfect.
really–you should just read something by dfw. then come back here, chat with me, and we can get all book-club & talk this shit out.
I’ve not read any of David’s work, just pre-ordered this title for Kindle, comes in April 1st. Shall dust off the horn rims and get back to you on the book club chatter ;-0
Thanks for the great tip, much love monday to you, too!
I know DFW, i honestly think i was a genious, I never read Infinite Jest but i have (and read) all the other books…even if translated (italian) his language is so rich and full of many unknow words that reading a book is like learning a new language, a new way to express…
thanks for sharing,cheers
yes, suuuch a delight to read! i haven’t read infinite jest either…we both must!