Who narrates the Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays audiobook?

David Foster Wallace and Robert Petkoff narrate the audiobook edition of Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays.

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No. Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays was not included with Kindle Unlimited when we last checked on August 22, 2026.

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Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays Audiobook— narrated by David Foster Wallace and Robert Petkoff

Name: Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays
Author: David Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace turns a Maine food festival, a porn-industry awards show, and a war over dictionaries into dazzling, branching essays about how to think, how to live, and how to actually pay attention. The premise is always a doorway, never the destination.

Why the audiobook wins

David Foster Wallace himself narrates portions of this collection, and hearing his own cadence, the parenthetical spirals, the sudden turns from wisecrack to genuine anguish, changes how the essays land. A voice this specific was always part of how Wallace's sentences worked; on the page you have to supply it yourself, and here you don't.

Whatever the assignment, a lobster festival, a porn awards show, a dictionary war, the real subject is always Wallace's mind working in real time, and audio is suited to exactly that kind of digressive, self-interrupting thought. Robert Petkoff fills in where needed, keeping the collection's voice consistent without imitating Wallace outright.

This is journalism as a genuine reading experience, doorways rather than destinations, and one credit or a free trial gets you the whole collection.

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Who narrates the Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays audiobook?: David Foster Wallace and Robert Petkoff narrate the audiobook edition of Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays.
Is the Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays audiobook worth listening to?: We scored Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays 4.5 out of 5. David Foster Wallace himself narrates portions of this collection, and hearing his own cadence, the parenthetical spirals, the sudden turns from wisecrack to genuine anguish, changes how the essays land. A voice this specific was always part of how Wallace's sentences worked; on…
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Is Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays on Kindle Unlimited?: No. Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays was not included with Kindle Unlimited when we last checked on August 22, 2026.
How much does Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays cost?: On Amazon: Kindle $1.99, Paperback $10.99, Hardcover $36.91. Prices as of August 22, 2026 at 8:21 PM EDT and may change.