A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
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Thoroughly entertaining， and hits home for me as Wallace grew up in central IL， so his recounting of his youth， and then his return to the IL State Fair， brought back memories。 Reading this collection will prompt me to take a shot at Infinite Jest。 On deconstruction: "For those of us civilians who know in our gut that writing in an act of communication between one human being and another， the whole question seems sort of arcane。"On the path to becoming a professional tennis player， whether all o Thoroughly entertaining， and hits home for me as Wallace grew up in central IL， so his recounting of his youth， and then his return to the IL State Fair， brought back memories。 Reading this collection will prompt me to take a shot at Infinite Jest。 On deconstruction: "For those of us civilians who know in our gut that writing in an act of communication between one human being and another， the whole question seems sort of arcane。"On the path to becoming a professional tennis player， whether all of the sacrifices were worth it， as he interacts with Michael Joyce and observes him talking about his love of tennis - "It's the sort of love you see in the eyes of really old people who've been happily married for an incredibly long time， or in religious people who are so religious they've devoted their lives to religious stuff: it's the sort of love whose measure is what it has cost， what one's given up for it。 Whether there's "choice" involved is， at a certain point， of no interest。。。 since it's the very surrender of choice and self that informs the love in the first place。 。。。more
Kathleen
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See Books and Culture （May/June 2015） article by Alissa Wilkinson， titled， "Everybody Worships" on David Foster Wallace。 Once， I was a David Foster Wallace doubter。 For years I assumed he was an ironic， self-absorbed writer of novels too heavy to carry in one's purse， an egocentric precocious brainiac entranced by his own awesomeness， beloved only of overeducated young men。 After he hung himself in 2008， the Internet eulogized him as the voice of his generation， a prophet of postmodernity。 He wa See Books and Culture （May/June 2015） article by Alissa Wilkinson， titled， "Everybody Worships" on David Foster Wallace。 Once， I was a David Foster Wallace doubter。 For years I assumed he was an ironic， self-absorbed writer of novels too heavy to carry in one's purse， an egocentric precocious brainiac entranced by his own awesomeness， beloved only of overeducated young men。 After he hung himself in 2008， the Internet eulogized him as the voice of his generation， a prophet of postmodernity。 He was all but canonized。 He sounded awful。A couple of years later， I was caught bookless while traveling。 In desperation， I opened a copy of Wallace's first essay collection， A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again。 And it lit me on fire。。。。 。。。more
Alexander
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Derivative Sport in Tornado Alley- 3/5E Unibus Pluram: Television and U。S Fiction- 5/5Getting away- 5/5Greatly exagerated- 3/5David lynch keeps his head- 5/5Tennis player- 3/5A supposedly fun thing I'll never do again- 3/510 point scale: 7/10 Derivative Sport in Tornado Alley- 3/5E Unibus Pluram: Television and U。S Fiction- 5/5Getting away- 5/5Greatly exagerated- 3/5David lynch keeps his head- 5/5Tennis player- 3/5A supposedly fun thing I'll never do again- 3/510 point scale: 7/10 。。。more
James Corson Jr。
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There's no one wrote writes （or wrote） like the late， great David Foster Wallace。 I already knew that after tackling the behemoth that is Infinite Jest， which 110% justifies its reputation as both a brilliant， funny， insightful novel that is incredibly difficult to read。Like Infinite Jest， this collection of essays is a mixture of incredibly insightful commentary and downright hilarity。 On the whole， the essays are easier to read the the aforementioned novel， with his brilliant analysis of the i There's no one wrote writes （or wrote） like the late， great David Foster Wallace。 I already knew that after tackling the behemoth that is Infinite Jest， which 110% justifies its reputation as both a brilliant， funny， insightful novel that is incredibly difficult to read。Like Infinite Jest， this collection of essays is a mixture of incredibly insightful commentary and downright hilarity。 On the whole， the essays are easier to read the the aforementioned novel， with his brilliant analysis of the insidious impact of television on pop culture in particular and American life in general。 Even when I didn't agree with the premise of an essay -- I have to admit， I am a fan of the Seven Night Caribbean （7NC） Luxury Cruise， and I am roughly the same age as DFW was when he wrote "A Supposedly Fun Thing 。。。" for Harper's -- I was still interested in his arguments， and it still made me laugh out loud at times。 （For example， I am also both impressed and slightly scared of cruise ship toilets and their Vacuum Sewage System， and I must admit that the carefully managed activities on a cruise ship can get downright weird at times。）To me， the only miss in the collection is its opening number， "Derivative Sport in Tornado Alley。" DFW covers similar points in much more interesting ways in Infinite Jest。 Thankfully， "Derivative Sport 。。。" is by far the shortest essay， and things get so much better as the collection goes along。 "E Unibus Plurum" is probably the least funny but most intellectually impressive essay in the collection。 Again， he had covered similar themes in Infinite Jest， but in this case he does an excellent job of distilling the media-related themes of the novel in essay form。 "Tennis Player Michael Joyce's Professional Artistry 。。。" was an eye-opening and somewhat depressing look at the world of professional tennis players who are just on the cusp of greatness but still not quite good enough to automatically qualify for tournaments。 And the aforementioned "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again" was probably my favorite essay of the bunch， in spite of - or perhaps because of - the fact that I'm a 7NC aficionado。 Again， this essay collection is awesome。 It's an excellent entry point to DFW and doesn't require nearly the time and effort needed to tackle Infinite Jest， though it covers some of the same themes throughout its shorter page count。 。。。more
suso
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muy eivertida contra todo pronóstico no esperaba reirme tanto
Megumi
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It’s not a rhetorical mode that wears well。 As Hyde （whom I pretty obviously like） puts it， “Irony has only emergency use。 Carried over time， it is the voice of the trapped who have come to enjoy their cage。” This is because irony， entertaining as it is， serves an almost exclusively negative function。
Joko
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Abandoned at page 28。So sorry， but I just don't care。 Especially not enough to look up every 10th word。 Abandoned at page 28。So sorry， but I just don't care。 Especially not enough to look up every 10th word。 。。。more
Charlie Lincoln
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I plan on writing a longer review。 But I enjoyed almost every single sentence in this book so much。 The David Lynch essay has me wishing， David Foster Wallace could update for Mulholland Drive and The Return of Twin Peaks。 The last essay sharing the eponymous title is not exceedingly insightful into postmodern theory， but well written and one of the most enjoyable essays on the curious subject of cruises I’ve ever read。 I plan on re-reading some of these essays soon again。
Divya
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I really love to watch tennis。 I think it is the most beautiful game ever played。 I am also a crazy fan of Roger Federer who， I think， is the most gifted tennis player in the world。 “Roger Federer as a religious experience” is the first essay that I have read by DFW。 It was almost a religious experience reading that essay because I was transported by the words and the parallel fantasies of imagining Federer playing the shots described。 From then on， I started following DFW’s writings。 I was agai I really love to watch tennis。 I think it is the most beautiful game ever played。 I am also a crazy fan of Roger Federer who， I think， is the most gifted tennis player in the world。 “Roger Federer as a religious experience” is the first essay that I have read by DFW。 It was almost a religious experience reading that essay because I was transported by the words and the parallel fantasies of imagining Federer playing the shots described。 From then on， I started following DFW’s writings。 I was again impressed with “This is water” another famous speech of his。 Then I picked up Infinite Jest for reading and， as anybody who have had even a minor experience with that book would say ， it is impossible to finish it。 Every new year I have a standing resolution to finish the book and I have managed only one third over a period of 7 New Years！ So finally I am glad to have completed at least this essay collection。 There are 7 essays in this book。 Two are about tennis， 3 are about fiction， tv and movies and the other two are about a country fair and a luxury cruise。 All of them are quite brilliant。 Especially the one about David Lynch， Television and Tennis are really good。 The titular essay is really funny but quite long。 The country fair essay is a bit dull。 The other two are quite short and nice。 But fair warning！ This is not for a lazy Sunday afternoon reading。 The writing is sharp and witty and long winded and you have to be on your toes to understand and appreciate it。 Overall， a great reading experience and highly recommend it！ 。。。more
Beth
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This book felt a bit uneven。 Several of the essays， including the title essay， were outstanding， witty and smart and perceptive。 Others fell flat and were a chore to get through。
deena
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one of the top reviews said that this book made them wet themselves twice？ a bit concerning。 the tv and david lynch essays feel like the only ones worth reading unless you really care about tennis。
Stacey D。
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A supposedly rare thing I do is skip over large passages in books。 But unfortunately， I felt compelled to do so here。 I found several of the topics DFW covered in this collection outdated， tiresome and way overfootnoted。 But boy， does he spill some tea！ What I really loved， though， was the title essay， about his experience aboard a luxury cruise ship the author had taken back in 1995。 I'd read it years ago and it's still brilliant and hilarious 26 years later。 I also found the observations made A supposedly rare thing I do is skip over large passages in books。 But unfortunately， I felt compelled to do so here。 I found several of the topics DFW covered in this collection outdated， tiresome and way overfootnoted。 But boy， does he spill some tea！ What I really loved， though， was the title essay， about his experience aboard a luxury cruise ship the author had taken back in 1995。 I'd read it years ago and it's still brilliant and hilarious 26 years later。 I also found the observations made during his trip to an Illinois state fair。。。pretty chilling。 On a personal note， all the dates DFW peppers throughout the book held some personal significance for me。 Weird。 Read the book， if just for the title essay alone。 。。。more
Samantha
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David Foster Wallace's essays and arguments contained poignant reflections that made for wonderful discussion during this month's book club。 With that being said， my overall experience with these essays ranged from one to five stars， and left me quoting the title: "A supposedly fun thing I'll never do again"。 David Foster Wallace's essays and arguments contained poignant reflections that made for wonderful discussion during this month's book club。 With that being said， my overall experience with these essays ranged from one to five stars， and left me quoting the title: "A supposedly fun thing I'll never do again"。 。。。more
Lucy Andrews
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I suspect that if all the topics DFW takes up in these essays interest you: tennis， academic literary philosophy of the last forty years， state fairs in the midwest （Illinois in this case）， more tennis， and spending a week on a luxury megacruiser 。 。 。 then you would be in a state of ecstasy and wonderment。 I wasn't sure I was interested in any of these topics， and that proved to be true for tennis and also for the deconstructionists etcetera， which has always struck me as the kind of foolishnes I suspect that if all the topics DFW takes up in these essays interest you: tennis， academic literary philosophy of the last forty years， state fairs in the midwest （Illinois in this case）， more tennis， and spending a week on a luxury megacruiser 。 。 。 then you would be in a state of ecstasy and wonderment。 I wasn't sure I was interested in any of these topics， and that proved to be true for tennis and also for the deconstructionists etcetera， which has always struck me as the kind of foolishness that （appropriately） gives academia a bad name。 However the two on 'human folly' are brilliant， beyond brilliant。 In both cases Harper magazine paid DFW to investigate these phenomena in person， to give his unvarnished unblinking take。 In the state fair piece， he wanders the fairgrounds in 90 plus degree heat for six or seven days， watching people， among other things， eat， show off farm animals， dance， throw batons， and take rides guaranteed to make them throw up。 Throughout， both the fair and the luxury cruise， he exists mostly in a state of uncomfortable bafflement and shame that he can't understand not even one tiny bit why anyone would want to go the a huge fair or on a cruise， to the degree that no doubt he couldn't help wondering if he wasn't some kind of alien being。 The operant word in the cruise was 'pamper' -- and I expect that overlap of diaper and being taken care of like a baby -- got fixed in his mind then and used later to such effect in IJ。 The writing is sublime and there is humour， pathos， startling insight， brutally clear description and always the kindness to the foibles of humanity that DFW is known for 。。 all the qualities that made him so amazing。 I found myself missing his presence among us terribly。 We could use his insights now。 ****1/2 （five stars for the Fair and the Cruise） 。。。more
Miles
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There were 4 good essays and 3 not so good ones。 DFW's takes on media have aged much worse than his other takes。 There were 4 good essays and 3 not so good ones。 DFW's takes on media have aged much worse than his other takes。 。。。more
Debbie
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The best。 Read this one first。
Zbigniew Wełmiński
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DFW jest （może obok Houellebecqa） moim ulubionym pisarzem。 Z matematycznie logiczną ironią i wrażliwością wskazuje szczegóły i absurdy współczesnego świata wśród których przyszło nam żyć。 Tytułowa "Rzekomo fajna rzecz， której nigdy więcej nie zrobię" to ostatni esej zbioru opisujący typowy 7NC – 7 Night Caribbean Cruise ogromnym loveboatem。 W portach DWF nie schodzi na ląd na Zorganizowaną Wycieczkę i ogląda tłum z 12-go pokładu。 "Oglądanie z wielkiej wysokości rodaków zapuszczających się w drog DFW jest （może obok Houellebecqa） moim ulubionym pisarzem。 Z matematycznie logiczną ironią i wrażliwością wskazuje szczegóły i absurdy współczesnego świata wśród których przyszło nam żyć。 Tytułowa "Rzekomo fajna rzecz， której nigdy więcej nie zrobię" to ostatni esej zbioru opisujący typowy 7NC – 7 Night Caribbean Cruise ogromnym loveboatem。 W portach DWF nie schodzi na ląd na Zorganizowaną Wycieczkę i ogląda tłum z 12-go pokładu。 "Oglądanie z wielkiej wysokości rodaków zapuszczających się w drogich sandałach w dotknięte nędzą porty wcale nie jest zabawnym widokiem。 Amerykański turysta poruszający się w grupie ma w sobie coś z krowy。 To swoiste zachłanne zadowolenie tysiąc trzystu nadzianych turystów， wyposażonych w walutę do wydania i z doświadczeniami do przeżycia。 Peregrinator americanus。 Bydłofobia – paniczny strach przed byciem postrzeganym jako bydlę jest dla mnie motywacją do pozostania na statku kiedy cumujemy w porcie"。 Ładna sceneria， wymuskany statek i błyskawiczna obsługa i skrzętne stewardesy i troskliwi szefowie zabaw， ale。。 W Consider the Lobster DFW opisuje targi rolne w Ohio。 Amerykańskie gospodynie są tak wrażliwe， że po wrzuceniu żywego homara do wrzątku uciekają do sitting roomu przeczekać aż przestanie piszczeć w garnku。。。 Przy czytaniu DFW nie należy pomijać przypisów。 W jego prozie są równie istotne jak główny tekst， a czasem （jak w Infinite Jest są wręcz esencją całości）。 。。。more
Michael Wilson
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A Supposedly Good Book I’ll Never Read Again: A Review。
Richard Schwindt
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This is for anyone who loves the written word， has heard of David Foster Wallace， but not summoned the time or fortitude to read Infinite Jest。 Run， don’t walk， to your purveyor of books and pick up “A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again”。 Discovering Wallace， for me， was like discovering Hitchens; a lengthy untapped source of intelligence， wit and unique insights。 Whether he is writing about tennis， The Illinois State Fair， or going on a cruise， his mastery of the essay， and consummate ski This is for anyone who loves the written word， has heard of David Foster Wallace， but not summoned the time or fortitude to read Infinite Jest。 Run， don’t walk， to your purveyor of books and pick up “A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again”。 Discovering Wallace， for me， was like discovering Hitchens; a lengthy untapped source of intelligence， wit and unique insights。 Whether he is writing about tennis， The Illinois State Fair， or going on a cruise， his mastery of the essay， and consummate skill with the written word makes the reader want to shudder with satisfaction。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Marc
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David Foster Wallace writes in a way that makes me just want to hug him。 Incredibly dense and technical yet at the same time extremely lucid and humane。 He is， clearly， an extremely gifted author。 These essays are all interesting in the approaches taken to the topics， and generally have a long， thorough， and （most importantly） honest analysis of the deeper layers of things。 It's like if people *actually* thought for themselves and took things to their logical conclusions。 The quality ranges， at David Foster Wallace writes in a way that makes me just want to hug him。 Incredibly dense and technical yet at the same time extremely lucid and humane。 He is， clearly， an extremely gifted author。 These essays are all interesting in the approaches taken to the topics， and generally have a long， thorough， and （most importantly） honest analysis of the deeper layers of things。 It's like if people *actually* thought for themselves and took things to their logical conclusions。 The quality ranges， at their least impressive （the Michael Joyce essay and the "sure hope you know a lot of philosophic and literary theory" one about the 'death of the author'） they're still very interesting and funny and ， the others are all good （in order， 2: the cruise， 3: the state Fair one， 4: David Lynch （if you're a hipster that loves saying things are omg sooo lynchian！！！ this is the essay for you）， 5: the other tennis one）。 But， the essay 'E Unibus Pluram' is one of the greatest things I've ever read。 Truly a phenomenal gift of observation and analysis and critical thinking， just knowing this was written in the fucking 90s is mind-blowing。 It's the kind of essay that makes you want to stop reading， because the chances of anything topping it are slim。Very good， and after a month of reading shit it made me realise how slow I am reading things that force me to pay attention。 。。。more
Krystian
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David Lynch， tenis i nieskończone pokłady niezręczności。
Monica De giudici
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Una raccolta di saggi/reportage il cui titolo strizza l'occhio a "Una cosa divertente che non farò mai più"， ma che non ha poi così tanto in comune col famoso ed esilerante reportage di Wallace sulla crociera di super lusso， a parte forse il reportage sulla fiera dell'agricoltura， in cui lo stile è simile e qualche risata la si fa。Wallace，occhio attento e brillante， a prescindere dal tema che vuole trattare。Poco me ne importa del Tennis， ad esempio， ma lui riesce a rendere interessante anche lo Una raccolta di saggi/reportage il cui titolo strizza l'occhio a "Una cosa divertente che non farò mai più"， ma che non ha poi così tanto in comune col famoso ed esilerante reportage di Wallace sulla crociera di super lusso， a parte forse il reportage sulla fiera dell'agricoltura， in cui lo stile è simile e qualche risata la si fa。Wallace，occhio attento e brillante， a prescindere dal tema che vuole trattare。Poco me ne importa del Tennis， ad esempio， ma lui riesce a rendere interessante anche lo sport agli occhi di un bradipo come me。 Mettiamola così: come possono ipersudorazione， vento e tornado influire sulle performance di un giovane tennista？ Curiosi？Poi si avvicina un pochino al mio mondo， piano piano， da lontano。 Mi parla del povero Joe Valigetta， un tipo un po' allergico alla gente， ma in quanto essere umano cerca comunque compagnia e la trova nella tv。La tv che ha molto in comune con la letteratura， con la realtà ed è strettamente collegata a pubblicità， ironia e dipendenza。Siamo dipendenti dalla tecnologia dell'immagine。 più sofisticata diventa la tecnologia， più ne siamo dipendenti。 David， mentre lo scriveva probabilmente non ne aveva ancora idea， ma praticamente adesso， tra smartphone e social， siamo fot*ut*。Ma che succede se D。 F。 W。 si mette a scrivere di qualcosa che mi affascina da morire？ DAVID FOSTER WALLACE CHE PARLA DI DAVID LYNCH。 I due uomini che， in letteratura oppure al cinema， mi hanno fatto sentire più stupida di sempre。 Insieme。 WOWOWOWOW。Wallace era sul set di "Strade perdute" e ce lo racconta。 Racconta di cosa parla il film。 Poi lo fa ancora， più approfonditamente。 Racconta di David Lynch in persona， passando per diverse sue opere， Twin Peaks compresa， passando per Velluto Blu， Cuore Selvaggio， Elephant Man， etc。E poi。。。 cosa significa Lynchano？ Come evitare persone con caratteristiche Lynchane per una serena vita sentimentale？ Quanto deve Tarantino a David Lynch？ Che cos'è il male？ Quali nostri lati oscuri Lynch mette in mostra nei suoi film e perchè ci mettono così a disagio。。。 e nonostante tutto perchè non smettono di affascinarci？（A proposito， ma la scena che vi è rimasta più impressa di Velluto Blu， qual è？ ;） ）Insomma， imperdibile。 Un testo pieno zeppo di riflessioni e nozioni interessantissime， io l'ho ascoltato su storytel， ma cercavo continuamente pezzi di carta su cui annotare le perle migliori， il libro sarebbe stato impossibile non pasticciarlo di note e sottolineature。 Consigliato， a prescindere dai vostri interessi ;D 。。。more
Bria
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DFW's delightful， convoluted prose is the only joy in my life right now。 DFW's delightful， convoluted prose is the only joy in my life right now。 。。。more
S G Akshaykumar
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‘A supposedly fun thing that I will never do again。’ is a collection of essays。 It is very experimental both in style and substance。 I liked a few， didn’t care for a few more。 But even in essays that I didn’t care much about， the writing remains as exciting and interesting as ever。* I really loved the essay on dissecting the role of Television in fiction。* 'Irony is the song of the bird that has come to love its cage'* The thing with these experimental works is that when you like it you like it ‘A supposedly fun thing that I will never do again。’ is a collection of essays。 It is very experimental both in style and substance。 I liked a few， didn’t care for a few more。 But even in essays that I didn’t care much about， the writing remains as exciting and interesting as ever。* I really loved the essay on dissecting the role of Television in fiction。* 'Irony is the song of the bird that has come to love its cage'* The thing with these experimental works is that when you like it you like it immensely， when you hate it， you hate it immensely。 There is no middle ground。 That is both wonderful and frustrating at times。 。。。more
Derek
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All of the things I find frustrating about David Foster Wallace's fiction somehow elevate his non-fiction。 He's a top-flight essayist。 I was engrossed by his essay on tv in the nineties， by his essay on a David Lynch film production （a film I have never seen）， and even by his film on a mid-tier tennis pro。 I don't care about tennis， I am actively disinterested in tennis。 And reading about an anxious， neurotic man of my age being sent as a 'journalist' on his first luxury cruise， and spending mos All of the things I find frustrating about David Foster Wallace's fiction somehow elevate his non-fiction。 He's a top-flight essayist。 I was engrossed by his essay on tv in the nineties， by his essay on a David Lynch film production （a film I have never seen）， and even by his film on a mid-tier tennis pro。 I don't care about tennis， I am actively disinterested in tennis。 And reading about an anxious， neurotic man of my age being sent as a 'journalist' on his first luxury cruise， and spending most of his time vaguely uncomfortable with the whole situation？ It speaks to me， it's great。It's not for everyone， of that I'm certain， but I was sad when it was over。 。。。more
Alexandra Bekreneva
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Эссе Уоллеса — долгая беседа с очень умным человеком; глоток свежего воздуха。 Это было круто。⠀«Когда в 1983 году я открыл для себя писательство， я обнаружил нечто， что давало мне комбинацию удовлетворения （морального/эстетического/экзистенциального/и т。д）， и почти генитального удовольствия， которые я не надеялся получить от чего-либо на свете»。⠀Знаете， а я могу понять эту цитату полностью。 Когда находишь своё дело， удовольствие от занятия им почти неприличное。⠀ДФУ рассуждает в «A Supposedly Fun Эссе Уоллеса — долгая беседа с очень умным человеком; глоток свежего воздуха。 Это было круто。⠀«Когда в 1983 году я открыл для себя писательство， я обнаружил нечто， что давало мне комбинацию удовлетворения （морального/эстетического/экзистенциального/и т。д）， и почти генитального удовольствия， которые я не надеялся получить от чего-либо на свете»。⠀Знаете， а я могу понять эту цитату полностью。 Когда находишь своё дело， удовольствие от занятия им почти неприличное。⠀ДФУ рассуждает в «A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again» о вещах， которые любил， которые его захватывали когда-то， но которые он оставил позади:⠀— теннис— просмотр телевизора— Иллинойс， места его детства⠀Но и не только。⠀В «A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again» много， очень много пересечений с «Бесконечной шуткой»。 Есть абзацы， читая которые， вслух замечаешь: «так вот оно что！» и смеёшься。 Те， для кого БШ оказалась «a fiction analogue of the best drug you ever took»， от этих эссе кайфанут。⠀Мои личные ассоциации и мысли при чтении。 Ощущение， как будто нам показывают， как у стола медленно， по одной， отпиливают ножки， на которых он стоит и держится。 Вот теннис， который давал упорство， дисциплину и способность играть «против ветра»。 Минус теннис。 Вот телевидение， которое позволяло нелюдимому писателю незаметно наблюдать за другими， чувствовать себя «частью массы»。 Минус телевидение。 Вот Иллинойс， где ДФУ вырос， места его детства и， хочешь-не хочешь， на всю жизнь скроенная определённым образом ментальность。 Минус Иллинойс。 Хотя， какое-то время вроде бы он снова там жил？ Я не знаток биографии Уоллеса， напишите， пожалуйста， если знаете。⠀Что остаётся？ Что поддерживает？ Так ли хорошо вычёркивать «предположительно весёлые вещи»， даже тогда， когда они， кажется， нам больше не нужны？⠀Есть здесь эссе и о любимом Дэвиде Линче: «David Lynch Keeps His Head»。 Уоллес рассказывает， как присутствовал на съёмках крутого фильма Линча «Шоссе в никуда»， предположительно， о шизофрении。 Линч для меня давно способ отделить «своих» от «не своих»。 Любишь Линча？ Поймём друг друга без слов。 Нет？ Будет намного сложнее 。。。 ДФУ по Линчу фанател。 Эссе переведено на русский Сергеем Карповым （парень переводит， такое впечатление， в режиме 24/7/365）， его можно прочитать здесь: https://dystopia。me/linch-ne-teryaet-。。。 В этом эссе много интересного для поклонников Линча; почти со всем сказанным о режиссёре я согласна， кроме части — сюрприз — о Тарантино。 ДФУ явно недооценивает Квентина， хотя во многом он， конечно， прав。 Тарантино действительно «вырос» из Линча， но то， что первый коммерчески более успешный， чем второй， не делает первого проще или глупее。⠀«Иногда трудно понять， гений этот режиссер или идиот。 И в этом часть его очарования。»⠀«Кино — авторитарная среда。 Оно делает вас уязвимым и затем доминирует。 Часть магии похода в кино — покориться ему， позволить доминировать。 Сидеть в темноте на зачарованной дистанции от экрана， смотреть вверх， видеть людей на экране， пока они не видят тебя， и эти люди на экране намного больше тебя， красивей тебя， интересней и т。д。 Подавляющая сила кино — не новость。»⠀Забавно сравнивать то， как воспринимает Лору Палмер из «Твин Пикса» Дэвид Фостер Уоллес， и как писала о ней Элизабет Вурцель в «Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women»。 Подробнее о версии Элизабет можно прочитать по тегу #abbbooks_вурцель 。 Мне ближе позиция Элизабет， в позиции Уоллеса я вижу корни его личных проблем。 То же самое — нечто проблемное — видно и в высказываниях Дэвида о Патрисии Аркетт， сыгравшей главную героиню «Шоссе в никуда»。 Но не суть。 Почитайте эссе: лучше и Уоллеса， и Вурцель， сделайте выводы сами。⠀Заключительное эссе， о путешествии ДФУ на круизном лайнере， погружает в депрессивное состояние и， честно говоря， изрядно меня бесило эмоционально。 Здесь максимальное сходство со стилем БШ。 Фанаты Уоллеса оценят; тщетность существования， мысли о смерти， о собственной малости， всё это на фоне карибских закатов и того， что должно бы радовать， но только сильнее загоняет в угол。⠀Вообще， знаете， это было интересно и умно; только я не понимаю， почему после эссе Уоллеса меня так сильно тянет почитать Фолкнера или Рота？⠀ps ДФУ написал， что восхищается Линчем， но не хотел бы оказаться с ним наедине на много часов или быть его другом。 Примерно те же чувства у меня по отношению к самому ДФУ。 А с кем из них двоих вы бы предпочли проговорить несколько часов подряд？ 。。。more
Luca Prosperi
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DFW is an essayist。
char！！
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god he’s so clever。 i wish i could write as well as he does。
Victoria Vilas Boas
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O último ensaio não prendeu muito minha atenção porque não sei nada sobre tênis， mas o livro é fantástico。 Destaco o ensaio sobre o Cruzeiro， que foi divertido de ler， e me fez refletir sobre várias coisas aleatórias。 Inclusive eu tinha um desejo de fazer um cruzeiro， e acho que agora não tenho mais tanto essa vontade hahaha。
Ethel
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