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zrayner 's review for:
The Broom of the System
by David Foster Wallace
This was such an interesting and trippy read, one of a kind. The best way I can describe David Foster Wallace’s writing is that each page feels like a pop-up book, but there are pop-ups within pop-ups that reveal more and more as you dive deeper. You don’t always move forward with the plot in a conventional way, but you will slither through the lives and psyche of each oddball character in the most bizarre circumstances.
Some of the most enjoyable parts of the book for me were just reading about the strange situations that were drawn up. There was no shortage truly odd moments and some of the funniest lines I’ve read in a novel.
The fact that DFW was only 24 when he wrote this novel is mind-boggling, many writers would only dream to be at this level in the scope of their whole careers! This book started as his senior thesis and you can tell, some tidbits inspired from campus were probably still fresh in his mind (i.e. fraternity brothers taking out the bottom half of their staircase to install a diving board into a living room-converted pool of beer where sophomores had to drink their way to safety).
Truly made my head spin at times, I most definitely have more of the story to sort out and I am sure in 4 months I will have an epiphany for what some of it meant. Honestly one of the most enjoyable reads I have had in a while, scenes that really drew you in, and you really don’t know what is coming next. It serves as a great novel on its own, but also a solid taste for what was to come later on in DFW’s writing career.
Some of the most enjoyable parts of the book for me were just reading about the strange situations that were drawn up. There was no shortage truly odd moments and some of the funniest lines I’ve read in a novel.
The fact that DFW was only 24 when he wrote this novel is mind-boggling, many writers would only dream to be at this level in the scope of their whole careers! This book started as his senior thesis and you can tell, some tidbits inspired from campus were probably still fresh in his mind (i.e. fraternity brothers taking out the bottom half of their staircase to install a diving board into a living room-converted pool of beer where sophomores had to drink their way to safety).
Truly made my head spin at times, I most definitely have more of the story to sort out and I am sure in 4 months I will have an epiphany for what some of it meant. Honestly one of the most enjoyable reads I have had in a while, scenes that really drew you in, and you really don’t know what is coming next. It serves as a great novel on its own, but also a solid taste for what was to come later on in DFW’s writing career.