Did /lit/ enjoy The Pale King? How did it compare to Infinite Jest? Did its unfinished nature leave an empty feeling in your stomach when you read it?
>>7594851
the thing that got to me was that DFW must have been really frustrated when he realised he couldn't write an autobiography about his time in the IRS and also a piece of fiction and would have to do another yet fractured narrative. i truly believe this was the final straw for him
>>7594960
What do you mean his time with the IRS?
>>7594960
the pale king is fiction and he never worked for the irs. the whole narrative of dfw telling you the book is true is part of a fictional novel
>>7595018
Everything I know is a lie.
>>7594851
I've worked in places like that (US Dept of Commerce) which may have made it somewhat more enjoyable for me.
>>7595044
Oh, and fwiw, DFW nailed it. He had the job, the office, and the people exactly right. Put it this way: I remember his version better than I remember my own.
