Consider The Lobster: Essays and Arguments by David Foster Wallace

Consider The Lobster: Essays and Arguments

David Foster Wallace

352 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction essays philosophy challenging funny reflective medium-paced
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Do lobsters feel pain? Did Franz Kafka have a sick sense of humour? What is John Updike's 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 t...

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inspiring 9%
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