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fullshark
on Oct 19, 2016
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“The Depressed Person” by David Foster Wallace (19...
I thought "Big Red Son" was hilarious. Humor comes from the clash of high culture with low culture. I'm not sure what the point of view was but I'd guess it's "we're all human here" which is a common POV of Wallace's work.
krylon
on Oct 20, 2016
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The humor is so dry it makes the pages all dusty. I liked Big Red Son very much, too.
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