Infinite Jest, Resources and Links

[Dustin]

Kaycie wrote: "Nicola wrote: "I think everything does mesh in nicely if you actually took the time to put it all together afterwards. Which I might do for fun :-)"

I am keeping an ever-expanding timeline as I re..."

Whatever works for you. Me, I'm simply enjoying it while trying to savor every word.

[Nicola]

Dustin wrote: "Kaycie wrote: "Nicola wrote: "I think everything does mesh in nicely if you actually took the time to put it all together afterwards. Which I might do for fun :-)"

I am keeping an ever-expanding t..."

I'm just letting it wash over me as well. For the first read I'm not worrying about words I don't understand, timelines and all of the abbreviations. I'm just reading it straight and getting what I can out of that way. I will be revisiting it though.

[Dustin]

Some of the abbreviations are over my head, and I rarely define the technical/scientific terms, but whenever I'm unfamiliar with some of the others, I must look them up. And I'm glad that I did.

[Rosemary]

Testimonial for Granada House, where DFW was a resident, which I've seen suggested online was likely written by DFW:

http://www.granadahouse.org/people/le...

[Linda]

Rosemary wrote: "Testimonial for Granada House, where DFW was a resident, which I've seen suggested online was likely written by DFW:

http://www.granadahouse.org/people/le..."

Thanks Rosemary. That sure sounded like DFW writing, I can see the similarities of what is written there with themes and excerpts from IJ.

[Kaycie]

Rosemary wrote: "Testimonial for Granada House, where DFW was a resident, which I've seen suggested online was likely written by DFW:

http://www.granadahouse.org/people/le..."

This does sound like DFW, and is a really powerful side-read for IJ. It meshes well with the story, and is (if this is possible) even more moving because this is a true review of the inspiration behind the novel. Thank you for finding and posting!

[Dustin]

Rosemary wrote: "Testimonial for Granada House, where DFW was a resident, which I've seen suggested online was likely written by DFW:

http://www.granadahouse.org/people/le..."

Thanks so much for sharing, Rosemary!

[John]

I just saw a pic of the Grenada house, and it really does have a big bay window in the front - just like Ennet House! :)

I don't know if any of you have seen these but I was excited to find this site called Infinite Boston (www.infiniteboston.com), where they have photos of the real-life sites from IJ. For example:

The Armenian Library, where Poor Tony hid in the bathroom

What the "Lung" would have looked like from the inside