A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
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A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
David Foster Wallace
6 people recommended it in 6 threads, 2010–2019.
What people on Hacker News said
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace for being hilarious and sad and buzzing with neurotic perceptive overeducated thought in a way that mirrored my own precocious self-consciousness and made me feel less "marooned in my own skull."
Great read on consumerism, escapism, and the funny things that people seem to do on cruise ships.
His powers of observation are unlike any other. the articles are hilarious, sad, thought provoking, and insightful all at once.
A good David Foster Wallace starting point is "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again".
Where it comes up
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- YC's 2015 Reading List 2015 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Books that changed your life? 2010 · 1 recommendation