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Joshl924
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So I read Infinite Jest and now I have read a bunch of things after but I am looking for that same magic, that same funny way of looking at the world.
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The Brothers Karamazov
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If by funny way of looking at the world you mean the quasi-philosophical bent Infinite Jest takes (I don't mean it as a criticism -- I liked the book a lot), Dostoyevsky also uses well-developed characters that exist partly to support his message. That being said, Russian lit is very morose and Dostoyevsky is known to ramble.
If you like graphic novels, Brian Wood writes character-driven stuff and is far more accessible than Dostoyevsky. David B.'s Epileptic certainly takes a unique standpoint of ...more "
If you like graphic novels, Brian Wood writes character-driven stuff and is far more accessible than Dostoyevsky. David B.'s Epileptic certainly takes a unique standpoint of ...more "
