You always meant to read it
May. 23rd, 2009 05:25 pm...and now you have no excuse.
(Well, okay, I'm sure you have all kinds of excuses. But this project has the potential to be AWESOME!)
From the site:
Infinite Summer.I'm taking a full load of classes, I've read it twice already, and I'm still going to take part.
The Challenge: Read Infinite Jest over the summer of 2009. You've been meaning to do it for over a decade. Now join endurance bibliophiles from around the web as we tackle and comment upon David Foster Wallace's masterwork, June 21st to September 22nd.
Here's a hint from an Infinite veteran--use two bookmarks. You'll keep one in the body of the story, and one in the body of the endnotes. Yeah, you read that right, but don't let the size of the book scare you. Don't believe what you've heard, if what you've heard is that it's hard to read. It is entirely engrossing and not difficult going, unlike some other ginormous pieces of fiction you or I could name *g*.
It was even better the second time. I can't imagine what it will be like on the third go-round.
They have a Facebook page. They have a Twitter hashtag. And they have a plan. *g*
ESCHATON!!!!