A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again

David Foster Wallace · first published 1997 · ISBN 9780316919890

This essay collection demonstrates Wallace's gift for finding intellectual and emotional depth in the overlooked corners of American life. Pieces explore a luxury cruise ship, television's role in modern consciousness, state fairs, tennis, and the experience of being a Midwesterner, each transformed through his combination of meticulous reporting and philosophical speculation into something far larger than its ostensible subject.