/lit/ - Literature

>>12521053
>Last novel
The wind-up bird chronicle (Murakami)
>Last non fiction
Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)
>Current read
Pic related, I fell for this fucking /lit/ meme

So you see what I mean that these modern 1st edition covers are shitty and uninspired?

Why should I read this book /lit/?

This is such a frat bro book prove me wrong

ironically

I get that this is like the ITAOTS of /lit/ but what the fuck I feel like this book was written specifically for me, I bet this has been said before too but the level of OCD this book has is so weirdly intuitive, does anyone else get this feeling?

>>10653198

>>10652239
>I learned more reading this book than I did from 2 years of study of Plato, Aristotle, and the Bible.

How much do you faggots read ?

How many pages/hours a day?

How many hours/books per week/month ?

How much Frankfurt School is there in Infinite Jest? I'm asking because I more or less thoughtlessly read the latter two years ago and since yesterday I'm reading dialectics of enlightenment. Is the movie "Infinite Jest" within the novel the exaggerated version of what Horkheimer/Adorno call amusement i.e. entertainment which robs the subject of individuality? Don't feel forced to stick to that one question, I'm more than happy with a few general observations.

not even memeing. I read it when I was an edgy, too cool to care 18 year old and it convinced me to stop being such a dumb "le irony" piece of shit.

How do you describe a book like this?

>magical realism is considered intelligent fantasy
>nonlinear 1000 page dystopian novels with social commentary are considered intelligent science fiction

What are the "high brow" equivalents for the romance, YA, horror, and crime/mystery genres?

If you were writing a shitty, deplorable human being for a character that also read books, what would be their favorite book?

Pic related.

>>9899792
sports anime

I read Infinite Jest without caring about the endnotes

Did I do well?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bivT1djF0JY

I stumbled upon this board by chance. I usually watch the others. Anyhow, I saw Infinite Jest here often. At first I didn’t believe the stories. But then I decided to buy it and give it a read. I have now bought all the different covers with Infinite Jest. At first I would read it normally. Then I started reading it from end to beginning. Then I just opened the page and started reading it. Sometimes I read it out loud. When I do that I use different voices. For example I do a yelling voice, or a seductive woman, or I do a documentary voice. I try to memorize parts of the book and would see how much I got right. I usually spend most of my time like this. My family worries about me and tells me there is more to life as Infinite Jest. I just think they don’t understand it. I also read reviews of Infinite Jest and when I read them I make a face you see on those funny David Foster Wallace reaction images. I keep at least one Infinite Jest book to whenever I go (but well, it is not like I go away that much). It is a bummer the book is so heavy but I think it is worth it. I lurk here often but I am too timid to actually post here. I get scared easily and when I do I find comfort in thinking about Infinite Jest. It took a lot of courage to make this post but I just wanted you all to know that I and Infinite Jest are really happy together and I wouldn’t have found out about this masterpiece without this board, so thanks.

>read about 100 pages of pic related
>the boring episodes about the cringy teens at the Tennis Academy are increasing and getting longer

What the fuck? Does it stop!? I want more stuff about the film and Steeply, the crossdressing cop!

If I want to see edgy people complaining and saying "deep stuff" while thinking some sport that is not the most popular in their country is the most important thing in the world, I'd call some of my friends

I know it's often considered a "meme book" on here, but is Infinite Jest genuinely worth reading and if so what should I read/research first? Other than Hamlet ofc