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Infinite Jest

David Foster Wallace

Start date: January 1, 2013

Finish date: April 30, 2013

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Why we're reading this: “To die, to sleep; To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub.”…more
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Jan 19, 2013 Rory Foye McCarthy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Absolutely incredible search on the nature of living in the modern world and the whole process of trying to survive when life is as it is, as well as an incredibly profound exploration on the nature of good and evil in real life.

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Jan 06, 2013 Macdaddysinfo rated it liked it · review of another edition

glad I read it. don't think it is the great work of fiction that some make it out to be. tough to recommend as it is not an easy read. easily the longest sentences and paragraphs I have ever experienced. some wonderful parts, and some tedious sections, too. if you are looking for a challenge, and want to see what all the hype is about, read this one; otherwise, you might want to look elsewhere... ...more

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Nov 07, 2012 Austen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

this book was like, stupid good. the characters were great, the writing was amazing, and bleak was its painting, but are not these dark times? and, when have there not been dark times? the only thing this book doesn't give is the answer, or, rather, the right answer (in my opinion). despite that last ambiguous statement, this book, if you have not read it, should be on the peak of your 'to read' mountain, hill, or slightly sloping whatever. ...more

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Mar 31, 2013 Mark rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Just finished this after a year of reading in 100 page clumps with breaks in between. Am delighted to be finished it. DWF is clearly a smart bucko, there are lots of wonderful stories in it and the writing is quite brilliant at times. But, pity his editor did not stand up to the author a bit more. It is hard to escape the feeling that the author was indulging himself, a little or a lot. Still it is a great work of art, whether you like it or not.

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