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Kelsey asked this question about Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace:

I randomly have this book because I got it as a wedding favor (what you get for being friends with librarians). Do I need to read The Infinite Jest before I read this? Or, would it make sense to read this first & then read The Infinite Jest if I like it?

W.E. Patterson No, you don't have to read Infinite Jest. Or at least I have not, although I plan to read it someday. But if you have an interest in DFW, and if you k…moreNo, you don't have to read Infinite Jest. Or at least I have not, although I plan to read it someday. But if you have an interest in DFW, and if you know a bit about him, this is a really interesting look into his world and truly one of the great writers of the 20th century taken far too soon. I enjoy the conversation between Lipsky and Wallace as they make their way across the midwest on a DFW's book tour, the likes of which do not exist today.(less)

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