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The last of the great 'doorstop' books that I hadn't read (well there are still plenty of doorstop sized books out there, but not many are considered great).
Wallace can be brilliant, and there are passages, and pages, and page-sized passages, that are thrilling to read; but, in the end, this is a fantastic 400 page masterpiece mired in the bulk of the extra 600 pages of masturbatory non sequiturs and rambling musings that disguise any sort of discernible plot.
In light of DFW's demise, much of th ...more
Wallace can be brilliant, and there are passages, and pages, and page-sized passages, that are thrilling to read; but, in the end, this is a fantastic 400 page masterpiece mired in the bulk of the extra 600 pages of masturbatory non sequiturs and rambling musings that disguise any sort of discernible plot.
In light of DFW's demise, much of th ...more
May 09, 2011
Danica
marked it as sadly-abandoned
Brilliance does not necessarily make for page-turning reading. Stalled out at around pg 288 or so. Will take another hack at it maybe in 2013.
May 17, 2010
fellowhuman
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Heather
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Jan 20, 2011
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Jan 05, 2012
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gudetamama
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Nov 30, 2012
C.
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Feb 14, 2013
Kim
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Feb 14, 2013
Catherine
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Jan 05, 2016
Leslie
is currently reading it
Aug 09, 2022
Zosia
marked it as yet-to-finish
Mar 25, 2024
Richard Eriksson
marked it as to-read
