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Consider the Lobster

And Other Essays

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Consider the Lobster

By: David Foster Wallace
Narrated by: David Foster Wallace
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About this listen

 Do lobsters feel pain? Did Franz Kafka have a funny bone? What is John Updike's deal, anyway? And what happens when adult video starlets meet their fans in person?

David Foster Wallace answers these questions and more in essays that are also enthralling narrative adventures. Whether covering the three-ring circus of John McCain's 2000 presidential race, plunging into the wars between dictionary writers, or confronting the World's Largest Lobster Cooker at the annual Maine Lobster Festival, Wallace projects a quality of thought that is uniquely his and a voice as powerful and distinct as any in American letters.©2005 David Foster Wallace. All Rights Reserved.; (P)2005 Time Warner AudioBooks. All Rights Reserved. A division of Time Warner Book Group. Essays Literary History & Criticism Philosophy Travel Writing & Commentary United States World Literature

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David foster Wallace is a very compelling writter and reader. my only problem with the audiobook is that it's incomplete. almost half stories from the original compilation missing

a very good reading by dfw

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If you like your essays well-researched, eloquently written and unflinching in factual content, this is for you. DFW's deadpan delivery on various topics ranging from the inhumanity of boiling lobsters to the porn industry's annual oscar-fest in Vegas is very engaging. Loved this!

Perfection!

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Effortless and charming. An entertaining, incredibly intelligent stream of consciousness that never jars with the reader (listener) as pretentious in nature. Hilarious and insightful in equal measure. The only issue I have is that Wallace's vocal performance was so good I want him to personally read me all of his works now

Wallace

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fantastic essays. read the book last year. listening to them is great. interesting how they handle the footnotes. spoilers... he really doesn't like sports memoirs. haha

DFW is a legend.

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Would you listen to Consider the Lobster and Other Essays (Selected Essays) again? Why?

Perhaps. I do not often listen twice to books, but with short essays the threshold is much lower.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Consider the Lobster and Other Essays (Selected Essays)?

it is the good writing and the sense of humour that make the book enjoyable.

Have you listened to any of David Foster Wallace’s other performances? How does this one compare?

no

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

cannot be made into a film

Great writing, nice is you have little time

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