Grant Oesterling

Brilliant, exceedingly clever, and achingly poignant - Infinite Jest might be the greatest book I have ever read. While it is definitely super long, it is much more readable than I had been lead to believe. I can't wait to read his other stuff

This book has made me seriously reevaluate the way that I live my life.

just a real joy to read. hilarious, clever, biting: the truest embodiment of postmodernism i have read thus far. and after reading DFW's (brilliant) “E Unibus Pluram” essay where he breaks down the “Most Photographed Barn in America” scene, I know I only got like half of the deeper meanings here. looking forward to rereading this again and again in the years to come

side note: really love the idea of a supermarket-as-sensory-experience. also Murray is one of my favorite characters in fiction, ever.

there are definitely some really good tips in here: remember and use people's first names, don't be conservative with giving compliments, show interest in what other people are interested in, etc

but, as you might expect from reading the title, a lot of this book comes off as “How to Manipulate People 101”, which sort of left a bad taste in my mouth