Consider the Lobster, and Other Essays by David Foster Wallace

Consider the Lobster, and Other Essays

David Foster Wallace

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nonfiction essays philosophy challenging funny reflective medium-paced
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This hilarious books reveals David Foster Wallace as he delves further and further into his search for the original, the curious, or the merely mystifying.Do lobsters feel pain? Did Franz Kafka have a funny bone? What is John Updike's deal, anyway...

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informative: 77%

funny: 72%

reflective: 69%

challenging: 52%

lighthearted: 15%

dark: 9%

inspiring: 9%

emotional: 7%

sad: 6%

adventurous: 5%

hopeful: 3%

relaxing: 2%

tense: 1%


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