Vanillaphant
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Hello, hello.
Just wondering if anybody had read or had any opinions on David Foster Wallace. A couple of years ago I went through a phase of watching/listening to his interviews on Youtube. I just think he’s an interesting person. He was obviously a smart guy, very astute, but with some serious personal problems: chiefly depression.
Haven’t read any of his stuff though. Infinite Jest is said to be his magnum opus, but its size and the hundreds of footnotes puts me off a bit lol. No doubt I’ll give it a go at some point.
Also, has anybody seen The End of the Tour, the film in which he’s portrayed by Jason Segel? I remember watching a trailer in which Segel looks and sounds very little like Wallace, thinking, “Christ, this looks awful” lol. But I understand the film did actually get some good reviews, so maybe I’ll check it out after all.
Cheeyers!
Just wondering if anybody had read or had any opinions on David Foster Wallace. A couple of years ago I went through a phase of watching/listening to his interviews on Youtube. I just think he’s an interesting person. He was obviously a smart guy, very astute, but with some serious personal problems: chiefly depression.
Haven’t read any of his stuff though. Infinite Jest is said to be his magnum opus, but its size and the hundreds of footnotes puts me off a bit lol. No doubt I’ll give it a go at some point.
Also, has anybody seen The End of the Tour, the film in which he’s portrayed by Jason Segel? I remember watching a trailer in which Segel looks and sounds very little like Wallace, thinking, “Christ, this looks awful” lol. But I understand the film did actually get some good reviews, so maybe I’ll check it out after all.
Cheeyers!