I am somewhat tempted to immediately start again, since the end is the beginning and you really cant pick it all up in a single read, but if anyone has a good followup or. Later, the audiobook publishing company hired the narrator back to just read the footnotes, which you need to buy as a separate title. I havent read infinite jest, but heres some memes about. Oct 18, 2016 infinite jest explores the idea that all humans are addicts and examines how the chosen drugs particularly entertainment of late 20th century americans eat them alive. Infinite jest by david foster wallace, first edition abebooks. I was talking to my roommate about infinite jest, and he asked me how it compared to illuminatus. Set in an addicts halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly. Written by david foster wallace, audiobook narrated by sean pratt. Infinite jest by david foster wallace audiobook 17 youtube. Infinite jest has been listed as one of the top 100 all time greatest novels of 19232006.
Infinite jest by david foster wallace audiobook 17. Infinite jest 20th anniversary edition special edition by. Infinite jest is a novel written by david foster wallace. After twenty years, david foster wallaces grand overture on humans and addiction, infinite jest, has only become more powerful. The narrative is not supposed to be reduced into a singular, linear narrative which may be the instinct of the reader. The way the footnotes were handled in infinite jest was that they werent. To miss the desperate worshipping hidden beneath the strange, erudite, bellydeep joy of infinite jest is to fall prey to its pleasure. It was mine, i tried to take everything under a microscope and reorganize it which was not just fruitless, but mindfucking. Thick octavo, original blue paper boards, original dust jacket. Infinite jest is the name of a movie said to be so entertaining that anyone who watches it loses. The novel is a interconnected sequence of events, told out of timeline order, that focuses on addiction in all its forms.
Infinite jest audiobook by david foster wallace, read by. Equal parts philosophical quest and screwball comedy, infinite jest bends every rule of fiction without sacrificing for a moment its own entertainment value. Infinite jest is a gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america. Stream tracks and playlists from infinite jest on your desktop or mobile device. Not even the masters of the highlow rhetorical register go higher more panoramically or lower more exuberantly than. Infinite jest by david foster wallace overdrive rakuten. With regard to the basic 14 plot line, the setting for the majority of the action is enfield, a fictional suburbia town outside of boston. The buzzing, claustrophobic energy of infinite jest, wallaces mammoth 1,079page satire of america, immediately placed him in the company of pynchon and delillo wall street journal. I cant recommend the purchase of the what at first appears to be the amazing ive heard. A gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america set in an addicts halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwedup family to come along in recent fiction, infinite jest explores essential questions about what entertainment is and why it has come to so dominate our lives. Infinite jest is both sad, depressed and funny and even 25 years after it was published in 1994 remains relevant to the modern age.
Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard. Feb 26, 2016 12 if you think infinite jest at 1,100odd pages is a long book, be advised that it started longer. Infinite jest by david foster wallace, first edition. David foster wallace, alcoholics anonymous, and everybody. Hang your posters in dorms, bedrooms, offices, or anywhere blank walls arent welcome.
In an instant of sudden clarity i realized he was right, that they were basically the same book the same fractally complex narrative of broken meandering plots about an endlesslyawaited but never arriving apocalypse. Infinite jest is a genuinely groundbreaking novel of language. Infinite jest as infinite jest a supposedly fun blog. Here, as in all of his work, wallaces achievement was to make thinking about the effects of postmodern life, and thinking about thinking about them, one of. Wallace wrote to a friend that the fuckers cut by 600 pages from the first version. Its 56 hours long, but its so well performed that it never drags at any moment in the book. The novel is widely noted for its unconventional narrative structure and its experimental use of endnotes there are a total of 388 endnotes, some with footnotes of their own. Perhaps through a sort of literary stockholm syndrome, people that read infinite jest tend to worship it afterwards. What its like to record the audiobook version of infinite jest. If anything, the narration almost offers its own cipher, which allows us to let it all chaotically unfold. Not even the masters of the highlow rhetorical register go higher more panoramically or lower more exuberantly. Im currently listening to the audiobook of infinite jest, which is brilliantly narrated, from audible.
I guess this is a first for me and ill get straight to the point. Infinite jest infinite jest audiobook, by david foster wallace. I did find it a bit of a slog for the first 100 pages, but. When you buy the audio edition of ij, you get the novel sans footnotes. Infinite jest ebook by david foster wallace rakuten kobo. Individuals, organizations and governments vie to obtain the master copy, and recovering addicts get caught up in increasingly desperate attempts to control it.
On march 27, hachette audio released david foster wallaces magnum opus infinite jest most of it, at least as a 56hourlong audiobook. This woman has been slowly eating infinite jest for a year. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Steven asin infinite jest is the perfect book for the kindle paperwhite. Jul 11, 2016 the final joke of infinite jest is that the book is intended to be almost as endless and mirthful as the addictions it depicts.
Infinite jest are a female fronted hardalternative rock band based in christchurch uk christchurch. Audiobook hd audio david foster wallace infinite jest 17. Its not really that good of an audio book to listen to and the narration was too slow for me so i ended up reading the whole thing on my own after maybe a hundred pages in. Feb 15, 2016 today, i turned the last page of infinite jest, around a week late for my deadline. David foster wallaces infinite jest is an audiobook. Also, the audio book doesnt include the endnotes and its just not ij without the notes. As the novel unfolds, various individuals, organizations, and governments vie to obtain the master copy of infinite jest for their own ends, and the denizens of the tennis school and the halfway house are caught up in increasingly desperate efforts to control the movie as is a cast including burglars, transvestite muggers, scam artists. Infinite jest, which came out almost a decade after broom, was a vast investigation into america as the land of addictions.
All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is. The ease of access to satisfaction in the digital age, from smart phone to. In an instant of sudden clarity i realized he was right. Today, i turned the last page of infinite jest, around a week late for my deadline. Infinite jest in the age of addiction the millions.
The audiobooks subreddit is a community of audiobibliophiles sharing and looking for their next great listen. I did find it a bit of a slog for the first 100 pages, but once i learned to trust that the author would fill in the blanks for me over time, everything became awesome. Since its publication, the world has moved past the events and. First edition of wallaces epic postmodern satirejubilantly anecdotal, winkingly sardonic new york. The novel infinite jest is the story of this addictive entertainment, and in particular how it affects a boston halfway house for recovering addicts and a nearby tennis academy, whose students. I received an email earlier today from a reader who had excitedly received their unabridged audio book of infinite jest only to discover that in. Jan 16, 2007 the novel infinite jest is the story of this addictive entertainment, and in particular how it affects a boston halfway house for recovering addicts and a nearby tennis academy, whose students have many budding addictions of their own.
Written by david foster wallace, narrated by sean pratt. Definitely worth a try for anyone attempting a second read. Infinite jest page by page david foster wallace wiki. Infinite jest, david foster walaces massive 1,079page tome, is one of the most beloved books of this millennium, but it is also one that through sheer dint of its size has taken on almost religious reverence. Jan 23, 2014 im currently listening to the audiobook of infinite jest, which is brilliantly narrated, from audible. Set in an addicts halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwedup family to come along in recent fiction, the novel explores essential questions about what entertainment is and why it has come to dominate our lives, about how our desire for entertainment affects.
These are the endnotes to david foster wallaces infinite jest, a gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america. I received an email earlier today from a reader who had excitedly received their unabridged audio book of. David foster wallace what to read after infinite jest. Learn infinite jest with free interactive flashcards. Heres how i finally read infinite jest and how you can, too. I am somewhat tempted to immediately start again, since the end is the beginning and you really cant pick it all up in a single read, but if anyone has a good followup or comedown read suggestion id be glad to hear.
Infinite jest 20th anniversary edition special edition. The novel is widely noted for its unconventional narrative structure and its experimental use of endnotes there are a total of 388. Theres a tiny fellowship of people who know how difficult it is to sit in a room and read infinite jest out loud. The infinite atlas project is an independent research and art project seeking to identify, place and describe every possible location in david foster wallaces infinite jest. It is an exuberant, uniquely american exploration of the passions that make us human and one of those rare books that renew the idea of what a novel can do. Infinite jest first edition signed david foster wallace. My copy of the book is sawn in three, abused, with smudges of food across its pages, from when i couldnt stop. This deluxe paperback editionfeaturing flaps, new cover art, and a new foreword by tom bissellcelebrates the 20th anniversary of the original publication of infinite jest. David foster wallace, alcoholics anonymous, and everybody worships i should probably explain how this all started. Choose from 47 different sets of infinite jest flashcards on quizlet. I finished the book early one morning, before the kids were awake. I havent read infinite jest, but heres some memes about it anyway. David foster wallace wrote the novels infinite jest, the broom of the system, and the pale king, and the story collections oblivion, brief interviews with hideous men, and girl with curious hair. Feb 01, 1996 infinite jest is a movie so entertaining and addictive, anyone who watches it loses all desire to do anything else.
Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. His nonfiction includes consider the lobster, a supposedly fun thing ill never do again, everything and more, and this is water. In fact, its take on the very nature of entertainment itself perhaps foresaw the age of vanity and social media, as seen through the prisms of tinder, facebook, twitter and instagram. A writer of virtuostic talents who can seemingly do anything the new york times somewhere in the notsodistant future the residents of ennet house, a boston halfway house for recovering addicts, and students at the nearby enfield tennis academy are ensnared in the search for the master copy of infinite jest, a movie said to be so dangerously entertaining its viewers become entranced and. Why i cannot recommend the infinite jest audio book. It was mine, i tried to take everything under a microscope and reorganize it which was not. Infinite jest has a reputation for being one of those books that everyone starts and no one finishes. I cant recommend the purchase of the what at first appears to be the amazing ive heard good things about the audio, excellent vocal performance audio book of infinite jest. Infinite jest, david foster walaces massive 1,079page tome, is one of the most beloved books of this millennium, but it is also one that through sheer dint of its size has taken on almost religious. In fact, its take on the very nature of entertainment itself perhaps foresaw. The answer depends on whether you define the end as the last chronological event of the story, chronological events near the end of the text, or whats happening on the actual last page of text not counting footnotes.
The footnotes were not incorporated into the main text at all. Infinite jest is a 1996 novel by american writer david foster wallace. Set in an addicts halfway house and a tennis academy, and. Apr 12, 2012 why i cannot recommend the infinite jest audio book infinite jest i guess this is a first for me and ill get straight to the point. Fractals applied to the narrative david foster wallace.
Infinite jest kindle edition by wallace, david foster. Infinite jest by david foster wallace in epub, fb2, fb3 download ebook. Whether its drugs, sex, or fame, the novels primary goal is to examine the need for these addictions and show that it is possible to addicted to addiction itself. I think what you say about infinite summer is quite interesting. Part of what makes this publication hard are generous undefined phrases deliberately. Why i cannot recommend the infinite jest audio book infinite jest. The answer depends on whether you define the end as the last chronological event of the story, chronological events near the end of the text, or whats happening on the actual last page of text not. A gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america set in an addicts halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwedup family to. Infinite jest is the name of a movie said to be so entertaining that anyone who watches it loses all desire to do anything but watch it. I just finished infinite jest, and i have questions. Set in an addicts halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwedup family to come along in recent fiction, infinite jest explores essential questions about what entertainment is and why it has come to so dominate our. I cant recommend the purchase of the what at first appears to be the amazing ive heard good things about the audio. Infinite jest audiobook by david foster wallace 9781609418120. Apr, 2009 a gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america set in an addicts halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwedup family to come along in recent fiction, infinite jest explores essential questions about what entertainment is and why it has come to so dominate our lives.
Listen to infinite jest by david foster wallace available from rakuten kobo. The novel is widely noted for its unconventional narrative structure and its experimental. A gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america set in an addicts halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwedup family to come along in recent fiction, infinite jest explores essential questions about what entertainment is and why it. Infinite jest explores the idea that all humans are addicts and examines how the chosen drugs particularly entertainment of late 20th century americans eat them alive. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook. Infinite jest, a friend of wallaces commented to me when i was researching every love story is a ghost story, the biography of wallace that i wrote, reads like a valentine to a. As the novel unfolds, various individuals, organizations, and governments vie to obtain the master copy of infinite jest for their own ends, and the denizens of the tennis school and the halfway house are. I havent read infinite jest, but heres some memes about it.
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