Infinite Jest - David Foster Wallace
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Infinite Jest

Updated: 25 Jan 2021
'A writer of virtuostic talents who can seemingly do anything' New York Times'Wallace is a superb comedian of culture . . . his exuberance and intellectual impishness are a delight' James Wood, Guardian'He induces the kind of laughter which, when read in bed with a sleeping partner, wakes said sleeping partner up . . . He's damn good' Nicholas Lezard, Guardian'One of the best books about addiction and recovery to appear in recent memory' Sunday TimesSomewhere in the not-so-distant future the residents of Ennet House, a Boston halfway house for recovering addicts, and students at the nearby Enfield Tennis Academy are ensnared in the search for the master copy of Infinite Jest, a movie said to be so dangerously entertaining its viewers become entranced and expire in a state of catatonic bliss . . .
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almost 4 years ago
What books or subject matter do you plan on reading in the next year? Very little, as I’m wring my first book and it’s too easy to procrastinate on writing by reading more. I have always wanted to read Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace… maybe this is the year.
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almost 4 years ago
As long as it is brilliant and funny. Most people can’t finish it as it seems, well, infinite. Considered the hallmark novel of Generation X, Wallace’s critique of technology and our obsession with entertainment only grows more relevant each year.
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over 2 years ago
"Satirical novel Infinite Jest by David Foster also influenced the self-referential lyrics of the LP." NME - 2019
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