tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670624773603630209.post1169834589493686493..comments2023-10-24T07:36:47.851-07:00Comments on The Book I'm Looking For: Consider the WriterSpencerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377417442732974125noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670624773603630209.post-90928832678796908762012-12-21T10:39:23.609-08:002012-12-21T10:39:23.609-08:00My experience with DFW has involved his essays on ...My experience with DFW has involved his essays on Roger Federer (amazing, incredibly enlightening, and empathetic) and Cruise ships (amazing, critical, and closer to the stuff you just mentioned). I always enjoyed his observations, without really putting much thought into whether or not he was being unfairly critical of his subject. I wonder if my fascination with him involves a mix of his fame and the simple fact that I AGREE with his observations, making them seem less petty and mean. Oh, I think I read the AVN awards piece too... It seemed honest, and while Sullivan's pieces are more sympathetic by far, the William's sister piece you sent me reminded me of DFW's piece on Federer, which was incredibly humanizing. <br /><br />I think we are more forgiving of biting criticism without regard for the "everyman" when that criticism is focused on people that we already disdain. DFW is a hipster's dream... so of COURSE he can make fun of tourists in the Northeast, etc. kghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00708155558698220442noreply@blogger.com