You always meant to read it

[tzikeh]

...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.

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.

I'm taking a full load of classes, I've read it twice already, and I'm still going to take part.


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!!!!

Comments

[vass]

I can't say I'm not tempted, but I need more persuasion.

1. My plan for the second half of 2009 was actually to read more longer books, but I was thinking of Delany's Dhalgren mostly, and maybe the Bible in a good, accurate translation. War and Peace if I suddenly feel I have too much free time. Finnegans Wake with a guide book if I feel like I can't wait any longer (I read Ulysses in January.) Tell me what's so good about Infinite Jest that I should put it first.

2. 1104 pages, according to Amazon. That's good, I like a challenge. I see there are footnotes. I like footnotes. Are they funny? Funny would be a definite plus, in footnotes.

3. Is this something I can get away with borrowing from the library, or should I really own a copy? I think I know the answer to this, but anyway.