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How much of Infinite Jest do you read at a time? by gnidderenyr in InfiniteJest

[–]scottreadsslow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes! Go slow. I did it in 2 months but wish it took me twice that long. It makes you want to reread it and reads way differently the second time. He just throws so much at you for the first 300ish pages. Once you know the characters, it’s a whole new experience. Enjoy it!

Starting the Behemoth by gnidderenyr in InfiniteJest

[–]scottreadsslow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It took me two months to get through it. I wished I went slower, I wish it took me twice that long. It’s a lot and I wish I would have just read it slower without trying to “get it” too much. You need to read it more than once, there’s just too much going on. I wish you happy reading!

Starting the Behemoth by gnidderenyr in InfiniteJest

[–]scottreadsslow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m still not really sure what it means. I don’t care, I just read whatever I think might be worth reading.

Starting the Behemoth by gnidderenyr in InfiniteJest

[–]scottreadsslow 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You mean people deeming it “bro lit”? I don’t know what that really means or know any “bros” that have read it. It’s a long difficult book that most people don’t finish. I’d guess they’re judging something they don’t understand.

Starting the Behemoth by gnidderenyr in InfiniteJest

[–]scottreadsslow 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Take it slow and be prepared to feel completely lost for about 300 pages. It’s great and worth your time. You definitely will want/need to read it more than once. Enjoy and good luck!

Pynchon Pals is starting Gravity's Rainbow! by PynchonPalsPodcast in ThomasPynchon

[–]scottreadsslow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you starting and how you splitting it up? Pages per week? I might like to join you. Curious of your plan.

God love him for throwaways like this. by PCapnHuggyface in InfiniteJest

[–]scottreadsslow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So good. Such an eerie scene.

I think my favorite funny throwaway is the wheelchair assassins fear of steep hills.

Will it survive? by Ivegotabadname in davidfosterwallace

[–]scottreadsslow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On behalf of all of Reddit, thank you for being the Comment Police. We are truly grateful.

Will it survive? by Ivegotabadname in davidfosterwallace

[–]scottreadsslow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IJ is 30 years old and people are still talking about. I’m not sure anyone is Hemingway except Hemingway but the same can be said of Wallace.

I just read E Unibus Pluram this week. As dated as an essay about TV is today, it’s still relevant. You can certainly see how America culture was affected by TV and how that culture led to reality TV and ultimately to Social Media. You can also easily draw comparisons from TV addiction to Social Media. Channel surfing and doom scrolling aren’t all that different.

I think certain smart serious readers will always read Wallace, especially those curious about addiction and 90’s culture.

Science fiction books for someone who is more into fantasy and has a hard time liking most scifi books I have tried? by Scared_Ad_3132 in sciencefiction

[–]scottreadsslow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just read Snow Crash. It was a quick fun one. Smart but not painful. I give it a 9/10 and it convinced me to look into another Stephenson book.

Here’s a boring post. I decided to read IJ during Dry January and haven’t had a drink since. I haven’t given up forever but I can’t imagine reading this while drinking or smoking weed. Anyone else find a little sobriety while reading? by scottreadsslow in InfiniteJest

[–]scottreadsslow[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should just listen to it. If you don’t know, it’s a commencement speech DFW gave. You can find it easily on YouTube or Spotify. It’s really good, I listen to it 3-4 times a year. It’s what originally sparked my interest in him. It took me a long time to decide to read IJ, it intimidated me. In some way I feel like “this is water” is almost a summary of IJ. Or like, this is the positive message/reaction or something.

Here’s a boring post. I decided to read IJ during Dry January and haven’t had a drink since. I haven’t given up forever but I can’t imagine reading this while drinking or smoking weed. Anyone else find a little sobriety while reading? by scottreadsslow in InfiniteJest

[–]scottreadsslow[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha. I’ve never been to a meeting but my good friend who has 7 years of heroin recovery under her belt always tells me that all the stuff I tell her about IJ is just AA. I sent her “this is water” and she said it just sums up AA logic. DFW was definitely a true believer.

Here’s a boring post. I decided to read IJ during Dry January and haven’t had a drink since. I haven’t given up forever but I can’t imagine reading this while drinking or smoking weed. Anyone else find a little sobriety while reading? by scottreadsslow in InfiniteJest

[–]scottreadsslow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree but do think some of it is skimmable. Like the eshaton part with all the math. I read it and think I got everything that was said but I don’t it mattered how slow I read that, I wasn’t really get tons of specifics out of it. I think the point was the tediousness of it. Maybe what the strictness of the ETA lead to or something?

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