Boston AA is like AA nowhere else on this planet.
From this line allllll the way to the end of page 379 comprises my favorite sections of the book, what I consider the most stirring and poignant emotional displays, and some of the most vivid demonstrations of DFW's "moral" in action - (though I'd concede the "moral" is best summarized by Hal around page 694, when he's talking about Anhedonia and the "hip mask of cynicism"). But here's the point, the Big Idea: in order to live life to the fullest, we all must risk being selfless, honest, empathetic, and active in some kind of community. In this lengthy but impossible-to-ignore section we track Don Gately's understanding of Service and Community in the context of A.A. which for the book's purposes provides a microcosm of the whole universe of human interactions. I love it!
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