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Reef3  ·  3473 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: David Foster Wallace - Consider The Lobster

Huh, the reference didn't occur to me. I'll admit to missing the mark, though I suppose I place different connotations on "a lecture" and "lecturing".

I really should have reread the whole article before posting my comment, I was working off my memory of it.





b_b  ·  3473 days ago  ·  link  ·  

FWIW, I don't hate the writing. I like DFW's prose, but I happen to disagree strongly with him about the sentience of a lobster. It's a piece that has stuck around in the popular consciousness for a long time, however, so clearly many people think it's worth a read.