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Infinite Jest
Posted on 7/14/17 at 12:17 pm
Posted on 7/14/17 at 12:17 pm
I'm currently 134 pages in and I feel like it's taken me forever to get this far. The book is simultaneously interesting and tedious. In short spurts it emits genius but after awhile it becomes a chore to read.
I'm wondering how long it took everyone to make it through the entire 1000 pages...and your thoughts afterwards.
I'm wondering how long it took everyone to make it through the entire 1000 pages...and your thoughts afterwards.
This post was edited on 7/14/17 at 12:21 pm
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Posted on 7/15/17 at 2:34 pm to Salamander_Wilson
Stick with it. It can definitely be a beating with at times with all of the endnotes, but it's worth it. It took me a while to finish but ended up being one of my favorite novels.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 7:06 pm to Babu Bhatt
Long plane ride coming up next week so I plan to get through a big chunk.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 9:34 pm to Salamander_Wilson
I tried. I printed out a study guide and tried to get into it. Ultimately, I made it like 85 pages. It was brutal.
Posted on 7/17/17 at 11:10 am to Salamander_Wilson
Loved it. Stick with it until 250 pages. I recommend keeping a journal and taking notes in the book.
Posted on 7/17/17 at 11:15 am to Salamander_Wilson
I went through a phase where I was a total sucker for difficult modern/pomo books. Joyce, Lowry, Rushdie, Delillo, Pynchon, Neal Stephenson, and of course DFW.
I was a HUGE DFW fan boy in graduate school as well. So yes, I've read it. I actually think I prefer DFW's nonfiction to his fiction these days. All that being said, it's a great adventure. My advice, as I"m getting older and revisiting some of these books, is to take your time and enjoy the journey. If you find yourself "speed reading" and sort of glossing over, then you're probably no longer really enjoying what the book has to offer.
I was a HUGE DFW fan boy in graduate school as well. So yes, I've read it. I actually think I prefer DFW's nonfiction to his fiction these days. All that being said, it's a great adventure. My advice, as I"m getting older and revisiting some of these books, is to take your time and enjoy the journey. If you find yourself "speed reading" and sort of glossing over, then you're probably no longer really enjoying what the book has to offer.
Posted on 7/17/17 at 1:28 pm to hogfly
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I actually think I prefer DFW's nonfiction to his fiction these days.
I prefer his nonfiction to his fiction.
Posted on 8/12/17 at 4:38 pm to Salamander_Wilson
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I'm wondering how long it took everyone to make it through the entire 1000 pages...and your thoughts afterwards.
Heh - it took a few months and was my most difficult read that I've finished (I've tried Gravity's Rainbow twice and have given up twice). And it was often tedious. And when I was finished I threw it into the ocean (I was on a ship) because it wasn't any kind of ending that I was expecting.
But I got enough out of it that I returned to it to read sections that I'd liked; and over time I've probably read it 6 or 7 times now. And it's gradually become my favorite book, period. And I mostly understand it now; but it's been a process of years.
The Eschaton scene in the book is one of the funniest things I've ever read. If you give up on the book you should still find that scene and read it. This music video by the Decemberists recreates the scene pretty well and is worth a watch for anyone into Jest.
Eschaton
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