Comments on: Keep passing the open windows, RIP David Foster Wallace

By: actonbell

actonbell — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 13:24:33 +0000

Infinite Jest is The Entertainment. I’ve read the entire tome twice, and everytime I get it out, I start reading bits of it, too. Last week, I was out of the news loop, being on vacation, and was shocked when I heard the news. Yes, there are many references to depression in his work, but I had no clue that he was suffering, himself. My husband and I had the good fortune of seeing/hearing him read at F&M college about a year or so ago,and he read stuff I’d never heard before–he was definitely working on something that sounded very appealing. We’ll probably never see it.

And what did I JUST finish reading, while on vacation? The Hotel New Hampshire–finally, I thought! It had been sitting on my shelf for ages.

Keep passing the open windows…

By: Jodi

Jodi — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:28:41 +0000

I cannot judge you. I was going to say someone who had never read John Steinbeck can’t judge, but then I remembered reading The Pearl in 10th grade.

You should read something by DFW, it will be well worth your time.

By: UH

UH — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:23:31 +0000

I guess this is the part where you lose any respect you may have had for me (if you had any at all, that is), as I have never read anything by the man.

“A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again” does look intriguing, though, so I promise to read it as soon as I find it.

By: david

david — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 02:36:04 +0000

You captured my thoughts… when I was putting together tomorrow’s LHB posts I read the obituary in the Los Angeles Times and my throat closed up as my eyes filled with tears.