Girl with Curious Hair by David Foster Wallace

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A sadistic young Republican lawyer who associates with punk rockers spends an evening with his drugged friends at a Keith Jarrett concert, where his LSD-influenced girlfriend is obsessed with a girl with curious hair.
This story is from David Foster Wallace's collection of short stories pulished in 1989, also titled Girl with Curious Hair.
More about this collection of stories here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_wi...
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@Robert-si5su 2 жыл бұрын

This is simultaneously one of David’a most accessible pieces, and most disturbing.

@Pallettown 2 жыл бұрын

Having read this after reading many of his other works, for me it was slightly more disturbing.

@carolyndewey8625 5 ай бұрын

I like how the title can refer either to Gimlet or the young blond girl in front of her.

@law9665 Жыл бұрын

Very powerful story. Read it today and it had me disturbed, and glued to the page. Also felt horrified, and kind of groomed by the narrator at the same time. Layered in irony, striking imagery, and wit. Great reading, by the way! :)

@bobsuper2 Жыл бұрын

The ending is such a stark cutoff. All of David's stories sound like the characters stream of consciousness. I think that the stark cutoff is a bit reflective of that, since there is no point in thought where things just stop at a satisfying end. As soon as the first thought ends the next begins.

@almostfancyconnoisseur8929 2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much; you have the perfect reading tempo for DFW's stories

@EmptyVice 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your reading of this short story, I enjoyed it as well as your other videos. Appreciate you for uploading

@Misserbi 2 жыл бұрын

It is two things. Honest. Too honest. Obvious. Too obvious. Bratty. Bratty about needs and frivolty. This is exactly what I expected.

@ronaldmcdon Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Great narration, and getting better and better

@Pallettown Жыл бұрын

Thanks I appreciate that! And thanks for listening!

@jonnyhatter35 9 ай бұрын

This is an astonishing story

@smithcorona2112 2 жыл бұрын

I asked and I received. Excellent job as usual

@frostatine Жыл бұрын

"gesture democratically" is so good, lmao

@heavenonearthhoetv9271 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@BourdeoixEterno Жыл бұрын

This voice is incredibly hot and perfect for a david foster wallace novel

@Pallettown Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Maggdusa 2 ай бұрын

I wonder what Pallettown looks like, if he looks like his voice.

@OOHyeahpeggyhill 9 ай бұрын

chilling stuff

@MaxCady7.62 2 жыл бұрын

Dude this is so fuckin hilarious. DFW was so ahead if his time, it's so real it's more true than non-fiction.

@Pallettown 2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. Especially in some of his essays, his depiction of reality is crystal clear.

@Johnconno 9 ай бұрын

@@PallettownYour reality? 🏌️

@chocolatewheelchair 7 ай бұрын

DFW!

@petertomasi7587 2 жыл бұрын

awesome

@Johnconno 9 ай бұрын

Patrick Bateman discovers punk tourists 30 years too late.

@LittleMew133 4 ай бұрын

What am I listening to? I went from the height of This is Water to THIS.

@LittleMew133 4 ай бұрын

This is classified as fiction though. So not DFW's actual life, right?

@Pallettown 4 ай бұрын

@@LittleMew133 yes it is fiction, but possibly loosely based on real characters and events.

@LittleMew133 4 ай бұрын

@@Pallettown Can you enlighten me on the ending? I don't quite grasp it.

@Pallettown 4 ай бұрын

@@LittleMew133 I’d need to read it again because I forget

@LittleMew133 4 ай бұрын

Nooo the poor puppy >:[

@king_noah_2692 Жыл бұрын

I’m so confused about the ending.

@Pallettown Жыл бұрын

Me too haha

@maryann7619 2 ай бұрын

I think the narrator is waking up from a dream. Or being disturbed from a daydream in a mental hospital.

@hannibalthecannibal2466 2 жыл бұрын

Is this the whole story? Is that how it ends? Only ask because I've never read it before cheers.

@Pallettown 2 жыл бұрын

Yes it is. It's from a collection of short stories also named Girl with Curious Hair

@hannibalthecannibal2466 2 жыл бұрын

@@Pallettown brilliant thank you! You have the perfect voice for DFW narration 😊

@pod9363 2 жыл бұрын

Pog

@knockonwall Жыл бұрын

But what did he do o.o

@sclogse1 2 жыл бұрын

This might be a better read than audio. You might pick that up early on.

@pod9363 2 жыл бұрын

Be gone nasty mean man! 😠

@Robert-si5su 2 жыл бұрын

What’s the point of this comment lmao

@beatleswithaz6246 7 ай бұрын

Daddy, I don’t like this story.