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A review by matthewcpeck
Oblivion: Stories by David Foster Wallace
5.0
Except for a few nonfiction pieces, I have now made it through the entire bibliography of David Foster Wallace : -(.
Briefly: "Oblivion" is his final and, I feel, best collection of short stories. If typical short fiction pieces are, say, hand grenades, these are like hydrogen bombs: there is so much imagination, heart, and labyrinthine density.
Each story is uniquely great, but "The Soul Is Not A Smithy" is my favorite, compellingly demonstrating Wallace's gift for character's voice and powerfully vivid descriptions of mental landscapes.
Briefly: "Oblivion" is his final and, I feel, best collection of short stories. If typical short fiction pieces are, say, hand grenades, these are like hydrogen bombs: there is so much imagination, heart, and labyrinthine density.
Each story is uniquely great, but "The Soul Is Not A Smithy" is my favorite, compellingly demonstrating Wallace's gift for character's voice and powerfully vivid descriptions of mental landscapes.