Re:D.F. Wallace (perhaps OT) (Score 1)

Off-topic or not, I seldom miss a chance to extol the virtues of David Foster Wallace. At least within my own little microcosm here in Iowa, he has a rather devoted following. Gravity's Rainbow is a brilliant novel, but IJ is a different kind of work, one that I found much more enjoyable. If you're going to dive into his work, though, I would actually suggest the first two or three essays in A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again.

Anyway, I'm starting Stephenson's latest tomorrow, so maybe soon I'll be able to say something on topic. :)