This is nice, but it isn't real-Infinite Jest Part 1

[Deborah]

Our January, 2016 book

[Deborah]

I have set the schedule for ten weeks. We will try to read 100 pages a week. From what I have read that is a good schedule. When Jason Segel was preparing for The End Of The Tour he started a book club and they read 100 pages a week. Side note, he said reading the book changed his life.

[Lilith]

I wish I could have been in Jason Segel's book club! He seems like he'd be a pretty cool person to read with!

[Deborah]

Lilith wrote: "I wish I could have been in Jason Segel's book club! He seems like he'd be a pretty cool person to read with!"



Me too. I guess he didn't tell the people he was preparing for the movie. They met every Sunday.

[Deborah]

I got a notebook and pens ready to take notes while I read. I am so excited to read this book.

[Deborah]

Interesting group. Infinite Winter will start the last week of January and they read 75 pages a week. This is a good site to check out before we start our adventure into DFW.

http://www.infinitewinter.org

[Deborah]

I have a really busy week so I started my reading today. There are many footnotes, and I realized I was missing them. Here is a link for the footnotes:


http://russillosm.com/ij.html#2

[Deborah]

Also, here is a good video that may help explain a few things.


http://youtu.be/d0XadeycAFw

[Deborah]

Part two


http://youtu.be/mDe1GhkG1f4

[Deborah]

How is everybody liking the book? From what I have read from others it starts to make more sense around page 200. It is supposed to be a post modern book where Canada, Mexico and United States are one and is referred to ONAN-Organization Of North American Nations. Hear that Lilith we are in the same country now!!

I am page 90. So far there have been quite a few references to drugs and suicide. I can see how people thought DFW was writing about himself.

Any ideas how we can have group discussions? I even thought later on into the book, maybe midpoint, we could arrange a google hangout or something to that effect.


Almost forgot YADU-Year Of The Adult Undergarment.


One more thing. Once we get to page 223 in a few weeks make sure you flag that. I guess you reference back to that a bit.

[Shannon]

I'm on page 390. It takes some time to start to come together but when it did I was hooked.

[Deborah]

That is good to know. It is starting to make a bit more sense now.

[Deborah]

Okay I am on page 152. Now I see how the ETA and Ennet House are connected. I just read about the video conferencing and how the masks evolved. If DFW could see FaceTime now.

[Deborah]

Clearly DFW read the Bell Jar. Of course James would put his head on the oven. Page 248.

[Deborah]

Page 314. Poor Mario was quite deformed!!! The size of a toddler in 6th grade.

Side note I am trying to keep track of all the drug references.

[Diana]

Whoa. I read to about page hundred. Got back from vacation and haven't had a chance to get back into it. Is it really getting better? I will get back into it by this weekend. I'll try to really dig in.

[Diana]

Whoa. I read to about page hundred. Got back from vacation and haven't had a chance to get back into it. Is it really getting better? I will get back into it by this weekend. I'll try to really dig in.

[Deborah]

It is very hard. I am on page 350 and I took a break for a few days. I dm going to try to read more this weekend.

[Deborah]

Okay I’m attempting this book again. I’m about 25% done. I read House Of Leaves earlier this year. I feel that book prepared me. I’m enjoying this book a lot more the second time around. I had to start over since it had been a few years.

[Lilith]

Good luck! ;)

[Deborah]

I have a little over 300 pages left. There are some really funny parts. David was so brilliant.

[Lilith]

He was...I remember the movie...