I was reading The Pale King by David Foster Wallace and came across this paragraph on page 121. It sounded eerily familiar:
"Tastes a Hostess cupcake. Knows where it was made; knows who ran the machine that sprayed a light coating of chocolate frosting on top; knows that person's weight, show size, bowling average, American Legion career batting average; he knows the dimensions of the room that person is in right now. Overwhelming."
Have you ever read this (unfinished) novel? I love Chew and just thought I'd share this tidbit for whatever it's worth. You and DFW think alike, though to vastly different ends!
Tony Chu is a cop with a secret. A weird secret. Tony Chu is Cibopathic, which means he gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats. It also means he's a hell of a detective, as long as he doesn't mind nibbling on the corpse of a murder victim to figure out whodunit, and why. It`s a dirty job, and Tony has to eat terrible things in the name of justice. And if that wasn`t bad enough, the government has figured out Tony Chu`s secret. They have plans for him… whether he likes it or not. Presenting the Harvey award and multiple Eisner award winning, New York Times Best Selling series about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals and clairvoyants, written by JOHN LAYMAN (Detective Comics, Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness, Marvel Identity Wars annuals and PUFFED) with mind-blowing art by ROB GUILLORY.
Mr. Layman,
ReplyDeleteI was reading The Pale King by David Foster Wallace and came across this paragraph on page 121. It sounded eerily familiar:
"Tastes a Hostess cupcake. Knows where it was made; knows who ran the machine that sprayed a light coating of chocolate frosting on top; knows that person's weight, show size, bowling average, American Legion career batting average; he knows the dimensions of the room that person is in right now. Overwhelming."
Have you ever read this (unfinished) novel? I love Chew and just thought I'd share this tidbit for whatever it's worth. You and DFW think alike, though to vastly different ends!