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piccoline's review
4.0
Don't get me wrong: this is five stars as part of its original home in The Pale King. It's a great little novella, but plucked as it is from its context, there are a few bits that lose some of their resonance.
It's still a great piece. Provocative. Worth a look if you were curious about The Pale King but felt like it was a little too much of a tendon-strainer.
Bonus: it's a pleasing little object, nice paper, good texture to the cover. Better yet: all proceeds are donated by Madras Press to Granada House, a halfway house in Boston that helped a young David Foster Wallace through some tough times.
It's still a great piece. Provocative. Worth a look if you were curious about The Pale King but felt like it was a little too much of a tendon-strainer.
Bonus: it's a pleasing little object, nice paper, good texture to the cover. Better yet: all proceeds are donated by Madras Press to Granada House, a halfway house in Boston that helped a young David Foster Wallace through some tough times.
karencarlson's review
5.0
An excerpt from The Pale King, published in teeny-tiny book form by Madras Press. Leave it to David Foster Wallace to make tax accounting fun. Details blogged at A Just Recompense.
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