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Any fans of Infinite Jest (1996)? (self.books)

submitted 1 year ago by PP_BOY_ to c/books

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Title is a bit redundant; I can't see how anybody could read the book and not come away as a fan, but I'm just wondering if there's anyone on Lemmy who's read it.

What do you think? I'd love to meet some other fans of DFW.

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[–] str82L 4 points 1 year ago

If you'd told me I'd enjoy a book with hundreds of pages about tennis I'd have laughed at you. Turns out the joke was on me as I loved it. Did struggle a little with the back and forth of the footnotes, but that's what bookmarks are for.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I've read it three times now. First time I didn't get how things were connected, or that the ghost of Himself was in the picture. Second time I tried to pay attention to the timeline and the purpose of the Entertainment. Third time it started to come together.