A uniquemarathon ~ worth the effort

This novel has it all. Extraordinarily expansive story with a wonderfully resonant narration. I loved every minute and will definitely go back to the book and the Audible. Certainly not everyone's cup of tea but if you're interested in all things postmodern, check it out. I learnt so much from this work, by reading & listening, often at the same time.

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Brilliant narration of a brilliant book

Although Infinite Jest is not a book for everyone, it's a book I'm loving as a result of listening to Sean Pratt's amazing reading. However, you have to really love the English language and to have a critical outlook on the world to connect to the book.

I'd read some of Wallace's other pieces before starting Infinite Jest: his essay on Joseph Frank's biography of Dostoyevsky (in 'Consider the Lobster') is what got me into his writing. I'd suggest starting there with him if you like Dostoyevsky. And I'd watch some of his many interviews on youtube.

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G.B.O.A.T (i.m.o)

Plodding but just the most amazingly captivating, malifilous, silky smooth writing. Yoga for your mind, pilates for the soul. Humorous, horrific and brutally honest. This, to me, is the best book I've ever read/listened to and Sean Pratt is like, the perfect narrator and captures the tone and sentiment and sprit of the novel.

'A fucking adventure in pathos.'

I can't speak highly enough or lowly about how this work of Jenious (yes with a J) this book is. Though I can understand if you hate and loathe it, if, like, things that make you think and ponder and notion and muse and pontificate aren't your thing. Like if narration in films past the 2 minute mark is, like if you deem Lee Childs (who's great don't get me wrong) to be high concept, like if you consider Michael Bay a top ten director and Nolan too 'out there'.

Golly Ned, this proably isn't for you.

If you can appreciate the beauty of flowing and malifilous and detailed and witty and apt and obscure descriptions. Of ludicrous and realistic and oxymoronic and quixotic and esoteric concinnity's. Of sharp wit and blunt occurrences, of tales that take you on the longest journey back to the start, a true illustration of the journey being the destination. A book that chages with every read, with characters that become more likeable, more despicable, more charming, more sardonic, more loquacious, less endearing, lovably grotesque, reasonable unrealistic.

This book is for you, you intellectual titan.

All questions rasied are answered though no solutions to be found. Foster Wallace was/is/forever will be something realllllllly special.


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Amazing Amazing Amazing

What a journey! Such a talented author. A mammoth book that I wouldn't have been able to read....but it was a joy to listen to and have the book brought to life.

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A slow journey to nowhere

If you struggle with the first few hours just stop, it doesn’t get better. My god, I the books I could have read in the time I spent with this… truely bloated. Some, very few and far between actual moments. Good god…

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What is the fuss?

Save for a couple of amazing soliloquies of sorts; this extensive diatribe alas I don’t see the excitement in it. Next!

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