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orestesfasting's review
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
DFW's feature and bug are one and the same; his style is easily parodiable, in that it is self-reflective/self-critiquing to the point of self-destruction, simultaneously offering a constant destabilising of truth even as it informs, but also nearly debilitating comprehension in parts - deliberately obstructive, but obstructive nevertheless. Plenty to learn here, though, and plenty of insight - no glib cultural commentary the likes of which frequently dominate essay collections.
billiamdyemyhair's review
4.0
Maybe the lobster were the friends we made along the way.
The essays are wonderful in every way but many tend to veer off into tangents that can feel very unnecessary. Very much worth reading tho (especially Consider the Lobster, Up Simba, and Mrs. Thompson’s)
The essays are wonderful in every way but many tend to veer off into tangents that can feel very unnecessary. Very much worth reading tho (especially Consider the Lobster, Up Simba, and Mrs. Thompson’s)
nfassino's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.25