That Reading Infinite Jest Is An Empty Endeavor

Pages Read: 208

Pages To Go: 770

Footnotes: 72 of 388

That you can’t help but be impressed by DFW’s command of recovery culture and pharmaceuticals.

That even if the reading of this novel is a chore, individual episodes like this one are transcendent, and speak to DFW’s facility for short story writing.

That for all his talent, it’s truly irksome that he’s chosen to make the narrative so disjointed.

That sometimes showing off your tremendous vocabulary makes you into a dick.

That in reality this is really two episodes that have been crammed together.

That I’ll never look at tattoos the same way again after reading about Tiny Ewell’s obsession.

That I’m wondering if we’ll ever get a good explanation of why this is set in a fictional version of North America.

That I could go on, but unlike DFW, I’ve mastered the art of brevity.

That actually I’m just plain lazy.

Vocab Word: Mucronate Ending abruptly in a short sharp point.

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