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J. Walter Weatherman

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Re: Infinite Jest
« Reply #15 on: May 02, 2011, 02:05:49 PM »
Quote from: R-V on May 02, 2011, 01:13:06 PM
Starting Pale King today, looking forward to it. This is really cool:

http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/collections/digital/dfw/

Quote"You know I'll come if you insist," he said. "But please don't. I'm deep into something long, and it's hard for me to get back into it when I'm pulled away."

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Re: Infinite Jest
« Reply #16 on: May 02, 2011, 02:16:02 PM »
Quote from: R-V on May 02, 2011, 01:13:06 PM
Starting Pale King today, looking forward to it. This is really cool:

http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/collections/digital/dfw/

I read the intro just to get started. I'm almost done reading about Gil's hero. Can't wait.

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Re: Infinite Jest
« Reply #17 on: May 02, 2011, 03:48:57 PM »
Quote from: Slaky on May 02, 2011, 02:16:02 PMI'm almost done reading about Gil's hero.

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Re: Infinite Jest
« Reply #18 on: May 03, 2011, 09:18:49 AM »
So Claude is basically DFW, right? I've only finished chapter 2 but they seem to share a lot of the same obsessions/fixations based on what I've read about Wallace. I can see that the stream of consciousness writing may annoy some but I really enjoy it. The dude has a knack for describing the mundane. As someone who deals with incredibly boring tax jargon for a living I can't believe he actually CHOSE to spend time taking accounting and tax classes so the 12 readers who cared about this stuff would validate for authenticity.

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Re: Infinite Jest
« Reply #19 on: May 03, 2011, 10:59:09 AM »
Quote from: R-V on May 03, 2011, 09:18:49 AM
So Claude is basically DFW, right? I've only finished chapter 2 but they seem to share a lot of the same obsessions/fixations based on what I've read about Wallace. I can see that the stream of consciousness writing may annoy some but I really enjoy it. The dude has a knack for describing the mundane. As someone who deals with incredibly boring tax jargon for a living I can't believe he actually CHOSE to spend time taking accounting and tax classes so the 12 readers who cared about this stuff would validate for authenticity.

Maybe.  This thing gets weird when DFW actually talks to the reader.  Just wait.

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Re: Infinite Jest
« Reply #20 on: May 03, 2011, 11:00:51 AM »
Quote from: Oleg on May 03, 2011, 10:59:09 AM
Quote from: R-V on May 03, 2011, 09:18:49 AM
So Claude is basically DFW, right? I've only finished chapter 2 but they seem to share a lot of the same obsessions/fixations based on what I've read about Wallace. I can see that the stream of consciousness writing may annoy some but I really enjoy it. The dude has a knack for describing the mundane. As someone who deals with incredibly boring tax jargon for a living I can't believe he actually CHOSE to spend time taking accounting and tax classes so the 12 readers who cared about this stuff would validate for authenticity.

Maybe.  This thing gets weird when DFW actually talks to the reader.  Just wait.

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Re: Infinite Jest
« Reply #21 on: May 09, 2011, 03:52:09 PM »
Quote from: PenPho on May 03, 2011, 11:00:51 AM
Quote from: Oleg on May 03, 2011, 10:59:09 AM
Quote from: R-V on May 03, 2011, 09:18:49 AM
So Claude is basically DFW, right? I've only finished chapter 2 but they seem to share a lot of the same obsessions/fixations based on what I've read about Wallace. I can see that the stream of consciousness writing may annoy some but I really enjoy it. The dude has a knack for describing the mundane. As someone who deals with incredibly boring tax jargon for a living I can't believe he actually CHOSE to spend time taking accounting and tax classes so the 12 readers who cared about this stuff would validate for authenticity.

Maybe.  This thing gets weird when DFW actually talks to the reader.  Just wait.



I actually had to go to wikipedia to make sure Wallace did not actually work for the IRS, and that the author's note was also fiction. That was a really enjoyable chapter.

But my favorite so far has been the one about Leonard Stecyk being the most insufferable kid on the face of the planet. Hilarious stuff.

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Re: Infinite Jest
« Reply #22 on: May 09, 2011, 04:42:41 PM »
Quote from: R-V on May 09, 2011, 03:52:09 PM
Quote from: PenPho on May 03, 2011, 11:00:51 AM
Quote from: Oleg on May 03, 2011, 10:59:09 AM
Quote from: R-V on May 03, 2011, 09:18:49 AM
So Claude is basically DFW, right? I've only finished chapter 2 but they seem to share a lot of the same obsessions/fixations based on what I've read about Wallace. I can see that the stream of consciousness writing may annoy some but I really enjoy it. The dude has a knack for describing the mundane. As someone who deals with incredibly boring tax jargon for a living I can't believe he actually CHOSE to spend time taking accounting and tax classes so the 12 readers who cared about this stuff would validate for authenticity.

Maybe.  This thing gets weird when DFW actually talks to the reader.  Just wait.



I actually had to go to wikipedia to make sure Wallace did not actually work for the IRS, and that the author's note was also fiction. That was a really enjoyable chapter.

But my favorite so far has been the one about Leonard Stecyk being the most insufferable kid on the face of the planet. Hilarious stuff.

The way he writes that chapter...God damn.  There are times when you feel sorry for the kid and then you realize he's just insufferable.  Fantastic.

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Re: Infinite Jest
« Reply #23 on: May 09, 2011, 06:52:46 PM »
About to get started on it, finally. Very excited.

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Re: Infinite Jest
« Reply #24 on: May 09, 2011, 06:58:29 PM »
Quote from: Slaky on May 09, 2011, 06:52:46 PM
About to get started on it, finally. Very excited.

I just picked it up from the store. Better be good.

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Re: Infinite Jest
« Reply #25 on: May 10, 2011, 04:34:44 AM »
Quote from: Yeti on May 09, 2011, 06:58:29 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 09, 2011, 06:52:46 PM
About to get started on it, finally. Very excited.

I just picked it up from the store. Better be good.

You can read?
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Re: Infinite Jest
« Reply #26 on: May 10, 2011, 07:27:03 AM »
Quote from: Tonker on May 10, 2011, 04:34:44 AM
Quote from: Yeti on May 09, 2011, 06:58:29 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 09, 2011, 06:52:46 PM
About to get started on it, finally. Very excited.

I just picked it up from the store. Better be good.

You can read?

He gets the book on tape and plays it in this:
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Re: Infinite Jest
« Reply #27 on: May 10, 2011, 08:08:27 AM »
Quote from: Tonker on May 10, 2011, 04:34:44 AM
Quote from: Yeti on May 09, 2011, 06:58:29 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 09, 2011, 06:52:46 PM
About to get started on it, finally. Very excited.

I just picked it up from the store. Better be good.

You can read?

No.... This isn't a pictutebook?

Tonker

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Re: Infinite Jest
« Reply #28 on: May 10, 2011, 08:14:19 AM »
Quote from: Yeti on May 10, 2011, 08:08:27 AM
Quote from: Tonker on May 10, 2011, 04:34:44 AM
Quote from: Yeti on May 09, 2011, 06:58:29 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 09, 2011, 06:52:46 PM
About to get started on it, finally. Very excited.

I just picked it up from the store. Better be good.

You can read?

No.... This isn't a pictutebook?

You can't write?
Your toilet's broken, Dave, but I fixed it.

Yeti

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Re: Infinite Jest
« Reply #29 on: May 11, 2011, 09:44:54 PM »
QuoteAnd it strikes me I've definitely seen that argyle sweater-vest before....

I'm in this book?