I saw the movie. I had hoped it would be good, but I can't say that it was meaningful to me. The protagonist became a terrible shell of himself to have met his

I saw the movie. I had hoped it would be good, but I can't say that it was meaningful to me. The protagonist became a terrible shell of himself to have met his idol, and the idol himself was not a traditional hero, rather a matured one. I admit, I have yet to read Infinite Jest. I truly enjoyed Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon, to whom David Foster Wallace was often compared, and I am glad you pointed out the author of TFA so I might read this present piece.