A review by glowbird
Both Flesh and Not: Essays by David Foster Wallace

3.0

I'd been meaning to check out David Foster Wallace for a while. This book of essays was a great introduction to his voice. The general interest essays were great but I'm not a writer or a tennis fan, so I skipped over 50% of the material. Keep in mind, many of these essays are serious pieces of literary criticism originally written for an audience of peers; they may not appeal to the casual reader.

Overall this book did its job. I'm now interested in the author and his writing style and may try some of his famous fiction next time the mood for a big, important book strikes.