Infinite Jest

Infinite Jest

1996 • 1,079 pages

Ratings96

Average rating4.2

15

Some people straight up REFUSE to give this one a chance because of its intimidating yet lauded history. You cannot just choose on a whim to start reading IJ, you must dedicate yourself to it. It is funny, personal, tragic, odd, satirical but not in a way that makes you roll your eyes, and intensely genuine. I think people misread the silliness and think it's pretentious. DFW knew exactly what he was doing.

Do I understand the timeline? No. Did I need to to enjoy it? No. Do I want to play Eschaton? Yes.