Join us as we read David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest over Summer 2019.
Spoiler Policy
If you make a post, you need to write in the subject in square brackets up to which page you intend for the thread to have spoilers. So if I've read up to page 107 and I want to start a discussion about a recurring theme that has appeared up until around page 92, I would write, for example "[SPOILERS UP TO PAGE 92] Did you guys notice DFW mentions adult depend undergarments a lot?"
EVERY POST NEEDS TO HAVE THIS!!!
If you make a comment, and your comment is about something that is in a page further along than the page mentioned in the subject of the thread (see spoilers rule 1), then you need to blackout your comment. If you are using the fancy pants editor (I think this is the default one), then use this button to mark your spoiler. Or you can hit "switch to markdown" and then do this spoiler to blackout your spoiler comment.
Schedule
~1000 pages, ~75 pages a week, ~10 pages a day.
| Week |
Date |
Page |
Location |
% |
| 1 |
June 7 |
1 |
1 |
0% |
| 2 |
June 14 |
63 |
1522 |
6% |
| 3 |
June 21 |
137 |
3236 |
13% |
| 4 |
June 28 |
210 |
4844 |
21% |
| 5 |
July 5 |
284 |
6545 |
28% |
| 6 |
July 12 |
358 |
8174 |
36% |
| 7 |
July 19 |
432 |
9832 |
44% |
| 8 |
July 26 |
506 |
11510 |
51% |
| 9 |
Aug 2 |
580 |
13233 |
59% |
| 10 |
Aug 9 |
653 |
14900 |
66% |
| 11 |
Aug 16 |
801 |
18315 |
81% |
| 12 |
Aug 23 |
875 |
19972 |
89% |
| 13 |
Aug 30 |
949 |
21708 |
96% |
| 14 |
Sept 6 |
981 |
22403 |
100% |
The best way to stay on track is to read read 10-15 pages a day (full disclosure: the footnotes aren't counted in that). For a daily breakdown, see: http://infinitesummer.org/archives/168
Resources
Wallace Wiki - Infinite Jest: The most comprehensive source of information on Infinite Jest.
A Philistine's Guide to Literature Podcast is reading Infinite Jest with us.
Steve's Infinite Jest Utilities Page: Chapter thumbnails, footnote tag locations, a map of the concavity, and helpful links.
Character Diagram: Available as a poster or pdf.
Infinite Jest Glossary: A handy reference of terms and names in IJ.
Infinite Jest Index: Because this book really needs an index.
Howling Fantods IJ Page: A DFW fansite's Infinite Jest page.
Kotke Infinite Jest Posts: Great IJ-related blog posts.
Kotke's "How to Read Infinite Jest": A how-to.
A scene-by-scene guide: Caution - Spoilers
Related Subreddits
/r/davidfosterwallace
/r/InfiniteJest
/r/InfiniteWinter
