For people reading the comments first: This is an article about David Foster Wallace (DFW) and her sister, Amy. The title is a rewording of the title of one of DFW's essays "Consider the Lobster"[0], which is an interesting read if you haven't read it.
This is a beautiful and moving piece of writing. Thanks for the share.
by muicimby
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Lovely and sad. I really liked this part in particular:
> He shook her hand—and kept shaking it, not saying a word. Minutes passed, it seemed like.
by bio-s
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Could you please recommend authors similar to DFW?
by alexisread
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Consider the bulldog…
by iammjm
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damn I miss David. of course I never knew him personally, but I read and loved his books, so in a way I did know him. I would like to read his perspectives on social media, Trump, and AI slop. I know it's fashionable to either love or shit on Wallace, but I dare anybody to read Infinite Jest and not fall in love with it. I've read it over 10 years ago and and still to this day haven't read another book that would captivate me as much, and maybe I never will
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