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Is there anyone here who’s willing to vouch for Infinite Jest?

I’m not far into yet but it’s feeling like the Jeff Koons balloon dog of novels 

I’m on the fence about abandoning it and a credible endorsement or two would tip the scales

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Excellent quote. 

But I didn’t realize how good Ulysses was until I was 4-5 chapters in and realized how each section relates to the others. 

I flaked out of The Red Badge of Courage the first time I read it because Henry was so insufferable in the first half of that book. 

And so far I can convince myself that Infinite Jest is immature and overwrought because the unreliable narrators are precocious tightly wound children. And a stunted man child I guess. 

There’s enough energy in the system at this point that if it coalesces into something meaningful and cohesive, it could be remarkable. 

But I don’t want to stick around if it’s just a thousand more pages of “gifted kid on amphetamines handcuffed to a Dell with nothing but MS Word and Encarta 95” chaos

Really seems like it could break either way at this point

if you're not vibing you're not vibing

"The important thing is to be ruthless with the books that are not good. Just stop reading, put them down, usually throw them away, don’t give them away. If you give them away you could be doing harm to people"

NOT ME 😂 I am not the one, I’ve never even tried 🫣

I read enough to know I wasn’t interested to read it all

He’s a very talented writer and thinker, I just felt like I was watching his private Magic performance instead of experiencing a story

If you have an unlimited amount of time, read it. If not, move on.

i tried it a lot of times and only could do it in pandemic time bc i literally had anything else to do and forced myself to. i’m not sure i can say it was worth it

It's been on my shelf and I've cracked it open several times over the years but could never get into it. Which means... I prob wasn't ready for it. 

I'd say, don't force it. There isn't enough time to read stuff that you're not vibing with and you can always come back to it.

haven't read infinite jest, but have read others of his stories. Big Red Son is one of the best things i've ever read. period. from the build to the prose to the subject, it's just amazing.

so, maybe doesn't matter for IJ, but DFW had amazing talent.