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(group member since Aug 06, 2012)
Jason’s
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from the Infinite Jest – David Foster Wallace group.
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So far I agree with Puma but I'm only at 30% and I think there's a chance still for this to blow me away. I do like it, but yeah...it may have been over-hyped.
Being a Bostonian, I thought it was interesting DFW's choice to create a future fictional Gray Line train that goes from Watertown to Inman Square. Currently you have to take one of those hideous trackless trolleys.http://www.flickr.com/photos/ck4049/4...
Sunny in Wonderland wrote: "I loved the end notes - especially when they were snarky. Like the one "you don't want to know." That's all he gave us. Hysterical! LOL!"I haven't come across that one yet, but that is pretty awesome.
Gary is everywhere, simultaneously.
No, I didn't notice any spelling errors. I was just screwing around.
Who are Jonathan Franzen and F. Scott Fitzgerald? Are these friends of yours?
I think that will be explained later.
Unpleasant memories give me the howling fantods.
Cynthia, go into your profile settings and turn on notifications for all group threads.http://www.goodreads.com/user/edit?fo...
'Emails' tab. Group Email Preferences is down toward the bottom.
The one on Feedbooks is much more nicely formatted than the one at Project Gutenberg.http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2846/ha...
Mala, I've been finding Hamlet references here and there, too. Granted, that one in particular might be a bit of a stretch, but I'd say go with it.
Mike wrote: "I'm using the new Kindle Fire HD 8.9--it shows the page (from the 1079 page edition, as well as the %). It makes it very easy when going back and forth from the Kindle to the pbk. edition."Well nyah nyah nyah, Mike Puma!
Traveller wrote: "Nah-nah-nah-nah - you guys with physical volumes, guess what:In the Kindle version, the notes are linked, so i can just click on the note number in the text, it takes me there, i click on the numb..."
This is what I meant when I said it was a piece of cake. =)
I think he just referenced it in case you want to know more about how the weelchair assassins came to be in their wheelchairs. But I'm assuming that the value in that endnote comes in much later. Is my guess.
Flipping back and forth electronically has been a piece of cake. Honestly, I wouldn't worry that DFW says it's part of the 'experience.' Not everything that came out of his mouth was gold (sorry, folks). I'd say go with whatever makes for a more enjoyable reading experience for you.
Page 85 → Kindle location 2029 (8%)Page 156 → Kindle location 3724 (14%)
Page 226 → Kindle location 5395 (21%)
Page 306 → Kindle location 7281 (28%)
Page 375 → Kindle location 5952 (35%)
Page 450 → Kindle location 10,742 (42%)
Page 527 → Kindle location 12,580 (49%)
Page 601 → Kindle location 14,347 (56%)
Page 682 → Kindle location 16,280 (63%)
Page 755 → Kindle location 18,022 (70%)
Page 827 → Kindle location 19,741 (77%)
Page 902 → Kindle location 21,532 (84%)
Page 981 → Kindle location 23,418 (91%)
Yes, but it is a simple calculation. If you want, I can contact Kris and she can add that info to her message 1's. Assuming she's willing to do that. Which I'm sure she would be. Because she's Kris.
Traveller wrote: "OK, i have a problem..-i'm reading this on the Kindle, and Kindle doesn't have pages, so how will i know when i hit P.85?85 pages ÷ 1079 total book pages = 8% of Kindle
(And since my Kindle version has 25,757 total Kindle locations, 8% will be at Kindle location #2029. So you can also go by that.)
