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Infinite Jest | David Foster Wallace

Day 29 - #infinite #literaryluck

A gargantuan, mind-altering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in America. Set in an addicts' halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwed-up family, Infinite Jest explores what entertainment is and why it has come to dominate our lives; how our desire for entertainment affects our need to connect with other people; and about what the pleasures we choose say about who we are.

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EadieB I own this book and I need to read it soon! #infinitejest #davidfosterwallace #1001bookstoread 6y

Vinjii It took me two years to read this and I still don‘t know if I like it. 6y

EadieB @Vinjii Funny! 6y

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AnimalRiotPress

Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays | David Foster Wallace

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Always a treat to flip through some DFW essays.

#amreading #amwriting #davidfosterwallace

Nute Agreed! 6y

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TheBookKeeper

David Foster Wallace: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations | David Foster Wallace

The job of good fiction is to comfort the disturbed and to disturb the comfortable.
David Foster Wallace
Artwork by Pawel Kuczynski

#davidfosterwallace #whyweread #reading #literature #bibliophile

https://thebookkeepersite.wordpress.com/2016/06/16/i-am-barely-surviving-my-read...

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bibliobliss

Infinite Jest (Tenth Anniversary) | David Foster Wallace

• the last part about life...that‘s very true •

#book #currentlyreading #infinitejest #davidfosterwallace #tomes #doorstoppers #quotable #bookquotes #observations #sundaynightreading

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Clevercactus

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments | David Foster Wallace

Amazon has some pretty good daily deals for Labor Day. I picked a few of the books up. Worth checking out if you are a Kindle reader like me. #kindle #davidfosterwallace #joandidion #jillfilipovic

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britt_brooke

Lit: A Memoir | Mary Karr

PS. It's said that Granada House was the model for IJ's Ennet House. #MaryKarr #Lit #DavidFosterWallace #DFW #InfiniteJest

LeahBergen 😮😮😮 7y

merelybookish I just saw a link to an interview with Karr called "Please stop asking me about David Foster Wallace." ☺️ 7y

britt_brooke @merelybookish Haha, yes, I read that recently! Her full quote is pretty funny. 7y

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britt_brooke @LeahBergen Right?! The links are fascinating. 7y

britt_brooke @LeahBergen Annnnd .... it appears that Mary Karr was the inspiration for Joelle van Dyne. There are many similarities between the character and Karr's real life (i.e. Karr's dad's nickname for her was Pokey, Joelle's dad's nickname for her was Pokie). This stuff is fascinating! 7y

LeahBergen @britt_brooke Really?? This IS fascinating. It looks like I'll be adding this to my "pick up a copy when I see it" list. ?? 7y

britt_brooke @LeahBergen She only mentions him briefly, and never says his last name, but we know who she means. 😉 7y

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Allison1

Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace | David Lipsky

Perfect takeoff reading material #davidfosterwallace #davidlipsky

bibliobliss

Girl With Curious Hair | David Foster Wallace

• yeah, i'm reading "Infinite Jest" and thinking it might be a year-long adventure. so maybe a little dip into DFW's short stories might add a little more enjoyment to my life right now? i wrote that with a question mark because he might be one of those authors for which one must acquire a taste. and that's okay. i like those authors the best. •

#TBR #librarylends #paperback #shortstories #davidfosterwallace

Abailliekaras Love the title! 8y

bibliobliss @Abailliekaras Isn't it great? 👏🏼 8y

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bibliobliss

Infinite Jest | David Foster Wallace

• #infinitejestbuddyread with the cool people on Litsy and a member of the Book Snails •

If I can get to page 17 tonight I will be very pleased 😁

#infinitejest #davidfosterwallace #novel #fiction #tbr

{ what's the most intimidating/daunting book you've ever attempted? }

KVanRead The Brothers Karamazov. I stalled out on like page 10. 😰 Maybe someday. 8y

bibliobliss @KVanRead Haven't tried that one. You're right. Someday, someday...maybe!!! 8y

MrBook I've yet to be intimidated by a book I've read ???. @BookBabe & I acquired "Bottom's Dream", and that may be a slogfest as the translation from German retains a great deal of German stylistic and punctuation ?. Which is unnecessary--a serious English translation should be completely English, just like a translation into any other language *sighs*. 8y

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bibliobliss @MrBook Lol 8y

sisilia I'm behind schedule 😬 ... will catch up soon 💪🏻 8y

bibliobliss @sisilia I'm just now reading the foreword by Dave Eggers in the 10th anniversary edition. He's setting everything up nicely. I'm feeling a tad better about reading this one. I have been intimidated too long. People are encouraging me to try it and I'm happy to have help and motivation from others! 😊 Good luck catching up! You can do it! 8y

Laalaleighh @readage I read atlas shrugged by ayn rand, Bleak House by Charles Dickens and The Social Contract by Jean Jacques Rousseau when I was in highschool and all three of them completely intimidated me. I now have The Luminaries sitting on my TBR being very intimidating right next to infinite jest- which I'm putting off reading because so many people keep talking about bugs and I have a phobia. Oh I find David Mitchell to be intimidating as well!! 8y

JenP Ulysses and In Search of Lost Time were my two most challenging reads. I loved Brothers K but it wasn't exactly a quick easy read. 8y

bibliobliss @Laalaleighh That sounds like a heavy course load in high school! Whoa ?. Was that assigned reading or titles you read on your own?! Yes, "The Luminaries" is HUGE but also on my TBR. You don't want to try "Infinite Jest" with your Litsy buddies? Haha. It's ok, you'll get to it eventually. I have hardly cracked the cover myself. David Mitchell...haven't read him yet but "Cloud Atlas" and "Slade House" are on my TBR. 8y

bibliobliss @JenP More classics I have yet to explore! 8y

Laalaleighh @readage I read them on my own. Although I was assigned and excerpt of the social contract and decided to read the whole thing. I really do want to read infinite jest with my Litsy buddies but omg I have the biggest phobia of bugs. I can't even read about them. I've read one and a half david Mitchell's. Ghostwritten, which I thought was fabulous and number9drean which I DNFd bc too many bugs 😖. Im so intimidated by cloud atlas and Bone clocks! 8y

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bibliobliss

Infinite Jest (Tenth Anniversary) | David Foster Wallace

• what should I know about DFW and his magnum opus? any thoughts, information, other reading before trying to read this book? any comments would be much appreciated. 🙂 I've never read him before and I'm intimidated 😕 right now. but determined 😉 nonetheless. •

#davidfosterwallace #infinitejest #novel #TBR

sprainedbrain Check the hashtag #infinitejestbuddyread for a lot of tips and info. We are in the second week of the readalong, so you can still join. I will admit I am struggling with it.. 8y

LittlePixels @sprainedbrain I'm struggling too,every single day. Reading with the group helps a lot, though. 8y

bibliobliss @sprainedbrain I have seen several people talking about this buddy read! I don't know if I will join right now but thank you 😊 8y

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bibliobliss @LittlePixels I will keep a reading group in mind! 8y

sprainedbrain @Readage even if you don't join in, several people have linked to some resources that might answer some of your questions. 😃 8y

bibliobliss @sprainedbrain Ok! Thanks! 8y

britt_brooke I read the DFW wiki page this morning. There's great information on him and his work there. 8y

bibliobliss @britt_brooke Awesome 👏🏼 thank you for letting me know! 8y

britt_brooke @Readage 👍🏻👍🏻 8y

smccallum @Readage he has a lot of interviews on YouTube, the two with Charlie Rose give you some good ideas of what he's about (one is alone, the other is with Franzen and Leyner) book riot released a book called 'Start Here' about reading your way into authors. I followed that and am a huge fan it recommends starting with the essays then reading some short stories and then infinite jest. I think it's free from bookriot.com 8y

bibliobliss @smccallum THANK YOU 😊 8y

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