tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post3097473751749762618..comments2024-02-10T11:15:33.341-05:00Comments on Reading Envy: This is Water by David Foster WallaceJenny Colvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01504838127259859300noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-57588180521944077252012-05-14T23:19:41.585-04:002012-05-14T23:19:41.585-04:00I have it on my shelf but have a friend who insist...I have it on my shelf but have a friend who insists that I must read books X, Y, and Z first to fully 'get' it - and I'm afraid that list seems to be unending. <br /><br />Another friend pointed out that it is a lot easier to read as an ebook, since you can look DFW's many obscure words directly from the text. I'm considering swapping it out. <br /><br />Are you reading it along with a group?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00633712081197318104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-88899446640152505442012-05-07T20:41:23.519-04:002012-05-07T20:41:23.519-04:00Interesting. I wasn't aware of this "book...Interesting. I wasn't aware of this "book".<br /><br />I have to say I'm not really liking <i>Infinite Jest</i> as much as I anticipated. I can certainly understand why some people like it so much, but I think it's kind of a mess and I'm having difficulty caring about any of the characters. I've noted several errors that show a lack of research or care on DFW's part, and the writing is in a brain dump style that would be fine in smaller does, but <i>IJ</i> is a very large dose. Chapters just go on seemingly interminably. I've heard that editing <i>IJ</i> was a Herculean task, but I think it needed another pass or two.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13497641011271747852noreply@blogger.com