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September 16, 2001
Infinite Jest - David Foster Wallace 
I've heard that you're either a fan of Delillo or DFW, and few have overlapping
tastes. Perhaps having heard that after reading (and enjoying) Delillo, and before being exposed to Wallace my response was tainted.
That in mind, after
thoroughly not enjoying the first 50 pages of Infinite Jest, I pushed on, and read another 50. And after I decided those pages did little to sway my opinion, I opted to
think better of the novel and attempt 50 more.
My bookmark indefinately rests around the 150th page in DFW's colossal attempt.
In there,
somewhere, is a story about a tennis frat, a plot to take control of the world -- and the means with which it is to be accomplished -- the funniest joke -- infinite
jest.
But to get there, one must brave what has often been called DFW's 'cataloging' style -- most notably endless endless endless musings on smoking pot
and having sex. It might SOUND exciting...
Rating: 1/3
ISBN: 0316921173
Posted by Jonathan at September 16, 2001 3:06 AM
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