This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life by David Foster Wallace

This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life

David Foster Wallace

138 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

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In this rare peak into the personal life of the author of numerous bestselling novels, gain an understanding of David Foster Wallace and how he became the man that he was.Only once did David Foster Wallace give a public talk on his views on life, ...

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reflective 81%
inspiring 80%
hopeful 46%
emotional 23%
challenging 21%
funny 21%
informative 21%
lighthearted 9%
dark 3%
relaxing 2%
adventurous 1%
sad 1%

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