tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718129461743394480.post1391897216526040824..comments2023-12-01T02:18:22.442-05:00Comments on Fiction Flurry: The Pale King by David Foster Wallace: The Insomniac's CureBeth Zellnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15666624892647090716noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718129461743394480.post-5326970328117323392011-06-08T13:54:40.875-04:002011-06-08T13:54:40.875-04:00I think I'll pass on this one. Even if I'm...I think I'll pass on this one. Even if I'm not as brilliant as the literary readers out there, I do recognize mind-numbing prose when I read it. ;)J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718129461743394480.post-68134903385201549122011-06-03T11:36:52.330-04:002011-06-03T11:36:52.330-04:00Wow. That kind of hurts.
Okay, to be honest, I&#...Wow. That kind of hurts.<br /><br />Okay, to be honest, I'm still working my way through The Pale King myself.<br /><br />If you want to read something a little less self-abusive by DFW, and requiring less of a time investment, google his Kenyon Commencement Address (most of the on-line transcriptions are de moi), which covers many of the same themes of boredom and tedium in a - ahem - less boring and tedious kind of way.Duffy Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105074089216551597noreply@blogger.com