I really liked this book and I'm pretty bummed that DFW just died. That said, probably not everyone would enjoy a 60-page essay about lexicographers as much as I did. But you might like it more than you thought you would... his style is somehow very intelligentsia-ish but also accessible and charming. "Big Red Son" and "Consider the Lobster" are especially Don't-Miss essays in my book. Also "The View from Mrs. Thompson's" cuz it's about Bloomington IL, holla!