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Is David Foster Wallace credited?

ITT: You attempt to be edgy and cool by comparing Wallace to...
...,,..,,,....,,\"......,.......,\"  05/12/12
no. he's shittier than franzen.
.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,..  05/12/12
...
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And who do you enjoy?
...,,..,,,....,,\"......,.......,\"  05/12/12
print is dead
.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,..  05/12/12
You sir are a terrible poster.
...,,..,,,....,,\"......,.......,\"  05/12/12
first of all, the guy is a straight up shitty, mannered writ...
.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,..  05/12/12
this
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Thank you for the qualification. Now who do you enjoy? No on...
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Tolstoy, John Gardner, Austen, Melville among others
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He sucks.
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To be fair, Yes[1], but not[2] without qualification.[3]
To be fair  05/12/12
I see what you did there.
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Infinite Jest is a great book. Parts of the Pale King are go...
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I'd definitely hang out with him.
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they all suck, tbh.
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No.
self-satisfied and socially compliant  05/12/12
http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=1922907&mc=1...
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His essays are interesting. His novels are unwieldy messe...
Kraftwerk  05/12/12
Entertaining and well done unwieldy messes. Just put your br...
steve  05/12/12
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/magazine/another-thing-to-...
.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,..  05/12/12
Who among his contemporaries is better? Tolstoy wrote the sh...
JSTOR  05/12/12
not to be hateful or anything, but a vapid, unreadable, pret...
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contemporary u prefer?
JSTOR  05/12/12
Why does he need to be compared to current novelists?
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Franzen rapes DFW
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He far outclasses franzen and palahniuk, anybody who claims ...
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Palahniuk doesn't even aim for serious art.
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Date: May 12th, 2012 8:41 PM
Author: ...,,..,,,....,,\"......,.......,\"

ITT: You attempt to be edgy and cool by comparing Wallace to Franzen or Palahniuk without offering a substantive alternative.

I didn't think much of Brief Interviews With Hideous Men but I'm enjoying Infinite Jest.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679071)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 8:41 PM
Author: .,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,..

no. he's shittier than franzen.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679073)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 8:41 PM
Author: '' '' " "



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679077)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 8:41 PM
Author: ...,,..,,,....,,\"......,.......,\"

And who do you enjoy?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679078)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 8:42 PM
Author: .,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,..

print is dead

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679081)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 8:44 PM
Author: ...,,..,,,....,,\"......,.......,\"

You sir are a terrible poster.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679097)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 8:52 PM
Author: .,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,..

first of all, the guy is a straight up shitty, mannered writer. his prose is overblown bullshit.

second, he has nothing to say.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679165)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 8:53 PM
Author: .,.,...,.,,..,:,,:,..;,:::,..,.,:,.,:....:.,:.::,

this

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679181)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 9:11 PM
Author: ...,,..,,,....,,\"......,.......,\"

Thank you for the qualification. Now who do you enjoy? No one?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679281)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 10:20 PM
Author: .,.,...,.,,..,:,,:,..;,:::,..,.,:,.,:....:.,:.::,

Tolstoy, John Gardner, Austen, Melville among others

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679651)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 8:47 PM
Author: .,.,...,.,,..,:,,:,..;,:::,..,.,:,.,:....:.,:.::,

He sucks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679125)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 8:48 PM
Author: To be fair (Semi-Retired)

To be fair,

Yes[1], but not[2] without qualification.[3]

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679128)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 9:11 PM
Author: ...,,..,,,....,,\"......,.......,\"

I see what you did there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679279)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 8:52 PM
Author: ........... ............ ............

Infinite Jest is a great book. Parts of the Pale King are good. A few of his essays are great, but his short stories are not good.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679168)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 8:56 PM
Author: ............,...............,.....,.;;;;;;....

I'd definitely hang out with him.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679196)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 9:04 PM
Author: ,,,...,,......,,....

they all suck, tbh.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679249)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 9:04 PM
Author: self-satisfied and socially compliant

No.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679250)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 9:08 PM
Author: ,,,.,,,,,,,,,......,......

http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=1922907&mc=19&forum_id=2#20452743

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679269)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 10:00 PM
Author: Kraftwerk

His essays are interesting.

His novels are unwieldy messes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679522)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 10:03 PM
Author: steve

Entertaining and well done unwieldy messes. Just put your brain into it. Its less painful than reading Delilo.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679532)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 10:04 PM
Author: .,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,..

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/magazine/another-thing-to-sort-of-pin-on-david-foster-wallace.html?pagewanted=all

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679540)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 10:05 PM
Author: JSTOR (The Master)

Who among his contemporaries is better? Tolstoy wrote the shit out of the novel already, strip mined it pretty clean

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679543)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 10:06 PM
Author: ....;.;;;::;,,..;,.;.,,;.;..,;.;.;;;

not to be hateful or anything, but a vapid, unreadable, pretentious faggot who knew it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679551)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 10:06 PM
Author: JSTOR (The Master)

contemporary u prefer?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679557)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 10:18 PM
Author: .,.,...,.,,..,:,,:,..;,:::,..,.,:,.,:....:.,:.::,

Why does he need to be compared to current novelists?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679628)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 10:21 PM
Author: '' '' " "

Franzen rapes DFW

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679657)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 10:20 PM
Author: .,.,...,..,.,.,:,,:,..,:::,.,;.,:,.,..:.,:..:.::,.

He far outclasses franzen and palahniuk, anybody who claims otherwise has no ear. Of course he has bad habits and some of his stylistic philosophy may be off the mark

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679650)



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Date: May 12th, 2012 10:21 PM
Author: .,.,...,.,,..,:,,:,..;,:::,..,.,:,.,:....:.,:.::,

Palahniuk doesn't even aim for serious art.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1947224&forum_id=2#20679654)