7 ms·
He can basically be broken down into his non-fiction collections, his short fiction collections and his novels. Personally, I would start with his non-fiction
by throw_away2 8y ago
He can basically be broken down into his non-fiction collections, his short fiction collections and his novels. Personally, I would start with his non-fiction (Consider the lobster, supposedly fun thing). Then maybe some of his short fiction, like Brief Interviews, which can be a little more experimental, before tackling the novels.
- kristjansson 8y agoThis has been my path through his work, and it's been pretty enjoyable to follow. The non-fiction is definitely the most accessible, and built my taste for his writing.
- throw_away2 8y agoThis is perhaps my favorite non-fiction of his (which appears in Consider the Lobster): https://harpers.org/wp-content/uploads/HarpersMagazine-2001-04-0070913.pdf https://harpers.org/wp-content/uploads/HarpersMagazine-2001-... It's a discussion of descriptivist vs prescriptivist grammar and led me to A Dictionary of Modern American Usage, which is a way more fascinating book than its title would imply.