Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays
 

Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays

by David Foster Wallace

Do lobsters feel pain? Did Franz Kafka have a sick sense of humor? What is John Updikes deal anyway? And who won the Adult Video News Female Performer of the Year Award the same year Gwyneth Paltrow won her Oscar? David Foster Wallace answers these questions and more in his new book of hilarious nonfiction. For this collection, David Foster Wallace immerses himself in the three-ring circus that... (read more)

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Lisa P
  • Rated 5 stars

worth it for the "Big Red Son" essay alone. hilarious. i don't mind the footnotes. it's part of Wallace's style and they're fun to read.

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tvjoshi
  • Rated 2 stars

I only read the first essay about adult entertainment industry. Certainly humorous but seemed like a waste of time for me at this point. I may pick it up to read again when I have more spare time.

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