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I loathed "Infinite Jest" having got through it in one try. The advice I have since received is that I should have started with DFW's shorter pieces. I'm not go
by yarrel 8y ago
I loathed "Infinite Jest" having got through it in one try. The advice I have since received is that I should have started with DFW's shorter pieces. I'm not going to now, but I do feel it's good advice given the love I've seen people who followed that route generally gain for his writing.
- everybodyknows 8y agoAs one who shares your reaction to IJ, I would mention that his journalism is very different read. The dozen or so I've got to ranged from good to brilliant.
- euroclydon 8y agoInfinite Jest helped me discover my upper limit for bleakness. Turns out is 500-600 pages. I need someone to admire in a book. It’s a dangerous criteria — usually turns out to be some Pollyanna.