Further Proof of the Evil Nature of D.F.W.

[Derek C. Maus]

On Mon, 14 Dec 1998 MalignD at aol.com wrote:

> This person dmaus offers his opinion of DFW and the people who read him as
> well as his puerile theory of comparisons all after reading approx. one-tenth
> of IJ.
> 
> Might you read the book before belaboring us with your opinions?  Seems a fair
> request.

Coming from you, the word puerile seems like even more of an insult. As
far as belaboring you with my opinions goes...get a fucking grip. They are
just that, opinions. I'm not holding your ear to a griddle demanding that
you share them (as I pointed out in my original post). My post was based
on my reading of Wallace in general, as well as my unfortunate 110-page
sojourn into _INFINITE JEST_, so keep your adjectives to yourself. seems
like a fair request. 

And by the way, you don't have to refer to me by my e-mail alias, since my
actual name quite clearly appears in my header and my .sig file, dearie.

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