Tuesday, April 29, 2003

Turgid And Pretentious Things… besides this weblog

Perfidy Attacks

Since you asked, the most turgid and pretentious turd in Anglophone literature, bar none, is Infinite Jest, by that charlatan David Foster Wallace.

[pre-emptive update]: Speaking of David Eggers, you should all read this McSweeny’s piece, which is a transcript of unused bonus audio commentary for the Fellowship Of The Ring DVD by Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky.

[further update] Lest I seem the philistine, I should point out that “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius” is the only fiction book I have ever flung across a room in disgust. A library copy, too. Hey, at least I tried.


Posted by Johno on 04/29/03 at 06:35 PM
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