Aug
28th
28th
And like Wallace, Eggers is often used as the critical poster boy for irony, despite the fact that Eggers might just be the most earnest writer we have.
Kevin Guilfoile, writing about inescapable irony and sincerity. [Infinite Summer] I find this nicely validating, because I’ve always loved both authors and felt like maybe I was a sap for seeing earnestness in their writing. In addition to pulling a choice blockquote from Infinite Jest, he also relates, in an endnote, an illustrative anecdote about Eggers and Applebee’s.
Source:
infinitesummer.org
