Re:“The Depressed Person” by David Foster Wallace (1998) [pdf]
by frankhorrigan on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @12:26PM
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I don't think I'm the first person to say this, but I've found it to be true: Most people give up in the first two hundred pages. But of those who don't, everybody finishes the book.
It takes a while to sink its teeth into you. But once it does, you won't want to leave the world he's built. As horrifying as it may sometimes be.
Re:“The Depressed Person” by David Foster Wallace (1998) [pdf]
by platz on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @02:31PM
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I'd guess a lot of people get lost around this point when he starts to spend a lot of time with the street addict, writing in POV-style broken english.
It takes a while to sink its teeth into you. But once it does, you won't want to leave the world he's built. As horrifying as it may sometimes be.