Day: July 9, 2011

The Banality of Good: The Pale King by David Foster Wallace IFRL-Mindiv-fernando-valenzuela-1229781-unsplash

The Banality of Good: The Pale King by David Foster Wallace

Christopher Carr July 9, 2011

Over at my other site, I have put up a review of David Foster Wallace’s The Pale...

Yes. This. IFRL-NaPP-Asia-3g10434v

Yes. This.

Erik Kain July 9, 2011

On this, Freddie and I are in complete agreement. Consider this an open thread.

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Day: July 9, 2011

The Banality of Good: The Pale King by David Foster Wallace

Yes. This.

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