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brianwillis
on Oct 4, 2014
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Consider the Lobster (2004)
If you're going to read this (or really any DFW) don't skip the footnotes. Yes it's tedious flipping back and forth, but it's so very worth it.
dewarrn1
on Oct 4, 2014
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Yes, it's all part of the experience. Reportedly, DFW liked the idea of jarring readers out of a steady progression through his text and used all kinds of notes to effect this.
JoeAltmaier
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Or read them after; none of the interest is lost
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