I can recite the entire thing from memory. I’m known for this. When I walk across my college campus passerby’s will sometimes call out a quote from a random spot in the book and I will pick it up from there and chant the rest of the scene as I continue walking. I’ve only read it once, it was awful.
Three times I've given up around the 200-300 page mark. Honestly the anon above me is right, my mistake was reading Pynchon first. DFW comes off as a pale, gen X imitation.
The only time I opened it was during a heavy mushroom trip where I read single pages at random and felt like each page was exactly what I needed at that moment.
around 114 , it just wasnt the right time for me. I'll certainly pick it up in the future but what i overall felt is that i put too much effort for only a few moments of brilliance. Though i've heard that the book picks up after page 200 so there's that... Also 6 letter Captcha ?
On the first page.
I have read it cover to cover a few times. And but so, it is pretty good.
if you gave up on this book then you're a pseud. simple as
I didn't "give up" but I accidentally stopped reading at like 150 pages
I'm still reading the reviews!
I can recite the entire thing from memory. I’m known for this. When I walk across my college campus passerby’s will sometimes call out a quote from a random spot in the book and I will pick it up from there and chant the rest of the scene as I continue walking. I’ve only read it once, it was awful.
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On page 1073
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300 and something. Boring. Next Pynchon my ass.
Three times I've given up around the 200-300 page mark. Honestly the anon above me is right, my mistake was reading Pynchon first. DFW comes off as a pale, gen X imitation.
Jest Infinite
the part where he writes a chapter in ebonics
That was the best part
It's funny how him and Franzen were friends and Franzen adores infinite Jest but anything Franzen writes is infinitely more readable and entertaining.
But yeah, infinite Jest probably has the most misleading first chapter of any book I've ever read. Then second chapter is literally boring crap.
you're the only person with that opinion holy shit
Stopped at the part about some tide being way out
Uhhh.... I've read it 4 times.
But why? Did you disentangle the chronological order by now? Be honest.
I meant untangle*
I read the book once. Some parts fun, some horrific, some boring. All in all an okay read, but won't read it again
The only time I opened it was during a heavy mushroom trip where I read single pages at random and felt like each page was exactly what I needed at that moment.
around 114 , it just wasnt the right time for me. I'll certainly pick it up in the future but what i overall felt is that i put too much effort for only a few moments of brilliance. Though i've heard that the book picks up after page 200 so there's that... Also 6 letter Captcha ?
I didn't. I recommended it to someone else and it sounded like they read it all the way through themselves as well. Stay mad.