An intimate writer creates a mind-meld which is eerily Vulcan, and David Foster Wallace (DFW) was an intimate writer. The relationship between a good author and a reader leans towards the spooky. A successful book says, “Here are your own thoughts, Reader, reflected back at you in a more eloquent form.” You could argue that’s the whole point of writing: to erase the distinction between the author’s voice on the page and the reader’s voice in the reader’s head. Many (if not all) readers believe in their hearts that they, too, could write a book if they took the time.
But writing is unique in that almost everyone can write a sentence. Talk about an entertainment you can’t quit.Īll fandoms attract toxic followers, and every celebrated creator has their share of unpleasant fans. Once, he lifted the book to his lips, and kissed it. But why are so many insufferable people in love with Infinite Jest? What about it drives them to read it, and to insist other folks do as well? One of the most unpleasant people I ever knew adored Infinite Jest-just loved it. Like most Big Works by Important Authors, the novel has never lacked for admirers. David Foster Wallace’s tennis-academy-tale has been out for two decades.
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