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Could Boredom Be the Spice of Life? Exploring David Foster Wallace’s The Pale King

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Exploring the Depths of Bureaucracy and Boredom: A Look at David Foster Wallace’s The Pale King

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Time, Connections, and Rock and Roll: Exploring Jennifer Egan’s A Visit From the Goon Squad

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Music is the purest art

Though we can’t prove it, I have a hunch that Neanderthals and Homo Erectus were “singing” long before they were painting, and definitely before they were writing. (Prove me wrong Yuval Noah Harari).

That’s why early every great fiction series has music, as do the best movies. Sometimes, the music even steals the show. (Think Django, Harry Potter, and Baby Driver)

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