bibliocyclist's review
4.0
"The smile of the torturer is latent within everyone."
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
yourcoldclay's review
very glad I read this; got it bc I was interested in reading DFW's intro and ended up loving his selection of essays. lots of valuable info about the war in Iraq at the time. lots of compassionate, thoughtful pieces in here that made me wish I could argue w the writer which is a good feeling sometimes u know??? that is also generally how I feel while reading DFW essays so I was expecting it I guess
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