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Peter Knox
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read in July 2009
Peter Knox said:
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Unbelievable. Wouldn't have made it through without the help of InfiniteSummer.org book club project, but I'm really glad I did. It's one of those change-the-way you think/read/live books and truly epic enough that it lives up to the hype. First DFW
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Were it not for the need to feed, clothe, and house myself, I likely would have given up. Alas, the requirements of basic subsistence have a way of keeping one going. The agency that finally conducted me to full employment, Careers by
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“Anything worth doing, is worth doing right.”
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“Everybody is identical in their secret unspoken belief that way deep down they are different from everyone else.”
― Infinite Jest
― Infinite Jest
“The pause makes you think the song will end. And then the song isn't really over, so you're relieved. But then the song does actually end, because every song ends, obviously, and THAT. TIME. THE. END. IS. FOR. REAL.”
― A Visit from the Goon Squad
― A Visit from the Goon Squad
“So much of one's life was spent reading; it made sense not to do it alone.”
― The Art of Fielding
― The Art of Fielding
“How many cities have revealed themselves to me in the marches I undertook in the pursuit of books!”
― Illuminations: Essays and Reflections
― Illuminations: Essays and Reflections
The Pale King
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Discussions about David Foster Wallace's posthumous release, The Pale King. ...more
Summer of Jest
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Infinite Winter 2016
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Infinite Winter (http://www.infinitewinter.org) is an online book club dedicated to reading David Foster Wallace’s 1,000+ page novel Infinite Jest. Jo ...more
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