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A review by founddrama
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
5.0
Original off-the-cuff review from when I first joined Goodreads:
Imagine (if you will) an attempt to capture the whole of human experience in a semi-plausible all-too-near future North America. Now imagine that the attempt works. And it does a pretty good job of getting a good cross-section and eviscerating it (it is a cross-section, after all) in all of its banal humanity.
The physical weight of this novel can be a bit intimidating. Most folks don't feel this ambitious when it comes to their pleasure reading. Which is too bad, really. Because if you just take your time, you'll find yourself well-rewarded.
But yeah, you've got to be prepared to take a joke.
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2012 re-read review:
coming...
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2012 co-reading notes
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SEE ALSO
• "10 Science Fiction Books That I Love (and you will at least like a lot)" at litreactor
• 10 Science Fiction Novels You Pretend to Have Read (And Why You Should Actually Read Them) at io9
Imagine (if you will) an attempt to capture the whole of human experience in a semi-plausible all-too-near future North America. Now imagine that the attempt works. And it does a pretty good job of getting a good cross-section and eviscerating it (it is a cross-section, after all) in all of its banal humanity.
The physical weight of this novel can be a bit intimidating. Most folks don't feel this ambitious when it comes to their pleasure reading. Which is too bad, really. Because if you just take your time, you'll find yourself well-rewarded.
But yeah, you've got to be prepared to take a joke.
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2012 re-read review:
coming...
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2012 co-reading notes
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SEE ALSO
• "10 Science Fiction Books That I Love (and you will at least like a lot)" at litreactor
• 10 Science Fiction Novels You Pretend to Have Read (And Why You Should Actually Read Them) at io9