The lobster piece considers how basically stupid and arrogant is the idea that lobsters dont suffer when boiled duh. Consider the lobster and other essays amazonca david foster wallace books skip to main contentca try prime hello sign in account lists sign in account lists returns orders try prime cart books go search hello . Consider the lobster is one of ten essays in this book whose subjects range from the sublime a thoughtful review of professor joseph franks biographical works on dostoevsky to the faintly ridiculous the titular essay referring to a lobster food festival what i really love about every single one of these essays is that wallaces tone and voice is so clear in every one even though the . Consider the lobster and other essays by david foster wallace goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read start by marking consider the lobster and other essays as want to read