Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, (Hardcover)

from dogboi

I really wish I could give this 4 and a half stars. This was an extremely difficult collection of stories to work through. If you don't value the rewards of working through difficult prose, this book is not for you. It's a powerful collection, filled with characters that I was often horrified ...

from loafhunter13

Some of the 23 stories in Wallace's bold, uneven, bitterly satirical second collection seem bound for best-of-the-year anthologies; a few others will leave even devoted Wallace fans befuddled. The rest of the stories fall between perplexing and brilliant, but what is most striking about this volu...

from amydross

I read this because I enjoyed the stories in Oblivion so much, but I'm sorry to say I didn't think nearly as much of this collection. So many of the main characters -- especially in the longer stories -- are whiney and self-obsessed, and obsessed with their self-obsession, and whinily apologetic ...

from Sean191

This was the first book I've read from David Foster Wallace. I had purchased it over a year ago and unfortunately, didn't get to reading it until I was reminded I had it upon reading of his death. Overall, I can understand why he was considered a writer to watch. But, perhaps based on his suicide...

from lmichet

I just finished reading Breif Interviews With Hideous Men. This book is some kind of a literary masterpiece yeah. I just didn't enjoy reading it that much. I understand what this book is supposed to be, and it's very eye-opening to note what he is doing/trying to do/succeeding to do in any one of...