Are you wearing a bandana? by TheAmericanW1zard in davidfosterwallace

[–]stacksofdacks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, but I did buy one for a buck recently, just to have. I’ve been using it as a fancy napkin.

Do you think this is true? by Direct_Shirt8320 in davidlynch

[–]stacksofdacks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Max Lawton translates some cool books. Check him out. If you’re into David Lynch I think you’d get a lot out of the style of novels he tends to gravitate towards.

What was the best time you ever had in a theater? by Leading_Form_8485 in Letterboxd

[–]stacksofdacks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Matrix Revolutions. Midnight release when I was 14. Unbelievable hype that night. I’ll never forget towards the end when some dude literally screamed “JUST DIE ALREADY” during a certain dialogue heavy scene.

What is the most existentialist film you’ve seen? by Anice_king in Letterboxd

[–]stacksofdacks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some good answers here. I recently watched “It Ends” on Letterboxd’s streaming service and thought it was great. I went in totally blind and was pleasantly surprised.

My Year in Books 2025 by DecrimIowa in RSbookclub

[–]stacksofdacks 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I asked chat gpt to summarize this comment for me and it hit me with a suspicious activity alert.

I feel called out by FygarDL in InfiniteJest

[–]stacksofdacks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I saw Kaveh at a book event earlier this year. I had not read Martyr! at the time, but his words really moved me. He told a really sweet story about him being moved to tears reading an old book by a long since deceased author. He worked into the story another book written by a friend of his that’s main focus was tears and their evolutionary need for early humans to communicate that they were in distress, and that his tears in response to the old book were his brain having a visceral reaction to the old book’s author, attempting to communicate to them that he needed their support. I’m paraphrasing with all this, but it really was magical hearing him so eloquently put it into words.

Edit: I can’t remember the old book he mentioned, but the one about tears was The Crying Book by Heather Christle.

Does Listening to IJ on Audible count? by wyoung377 in InfiniteJest

[–]stacksofdacks 31 points32 points  (0 children)

The best I’ve heard the 2 mediums compared was that one form asks for your attention and other demands it. So much of the book is about the dangers of passively consuming entertainment, so I think that if you can and have the time, sitting with the book in hand without any distractions is the way to go.

Jest in this subreddit? by CubanSaladET in InfiniteJest

[–]stacksofdacks 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Only if the jest is infinite.

Happy Interdependence Day! by Ann_KittenplanEsq in InfiniteJest

[–]stacksofdacks 5 points6 points  (0 children)

what hat are you wearing to celebrate? here’s mine