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

[Derek C. Maus]

On Mon, 14 Dec 1998, Peter Giordano wrote:

> DFW reminds of Harry Conick (sp) Jr.  - HC is a crooner, who because he
> sings a few songs made famous by Sinatra, declares himself the "heir" to
> Sinatra's legacy - DFW, because he touches on some some themes associated
> with TRP & Delilo, imagines himself to be in their league (and I have
> heard DFW speak and he does have these delusions)

That's a much better analogy than the ones I posted before, actually. 
Nothing inherently wrong with either one, *until* the self-delusions come
into play. I susepct I would have a lot less of a problem with Wallace's
writing if he didn't think himself to infallible (I also have heard DFW
speak, three days after hearing Kurt Vonnegut, who was so humble about his
own admittedly deteriorating skills that it almost hurt...).

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