# A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace

2 Hacker News commenters recommended A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for its funny, sharp writing, especially the account of a cruise ship trip, and as a starting point for Wallace's journalism.

## Why people recommend it

- Funny cruise ship anecdote (1 comments): "a hilarious anecdote and commentary about his trip aboard a cruise liner" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48354572))
- Good entry point to journalism (1 comments): "read some of his journalism" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46555786))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316925284?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780316925280) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace", https://hackerapproved.com/p/a-supposedly-fun-thing-i-ll-never-do-again/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).