/lit/ - Literature

>reading less than 100 pages of something a day

I'm in, yo.

>>1746925
Some of us have jobs, school, and/or other hobbies.

>>1746927
That's 1. =D

...maybe. I'd have to buy it first.

>>1746937
You could also go to the library or pirate.

But we'd start in June, so you'd have plenty of time.

>>1746939
Wow, it's like I totally forgot there exists such a thing as a Library. The only time I ever go to the library is to buy used books.

Unfortunately I am moving to another country, and I don't think they have many English speaking libraries.

>>1746942
Fair enough, but worst case scenario you could pirate it (unless you strongly dislike the experience of reading books on your computer).

>>1746929
Hell, don't count me out just because I think you're casual. I'm all in, I'll probably just read ahead.

>>1746947
That's three (two?).

=D

i'm about 400 pages in already, but I'll definitely join in on the discussions

>>1746962
That'd be great! Just be careful about spoilers.

>>1746966
Actually I think I might link to summaries of the chapters I just read for people who read ahead to skim over so they are more aware of where we are in the book.

kill people burn shit fuck school

>>1746966
Actually I think I might link to summaries of the chapters we read each week for people who read ahead to skim over so they are more aware of where we are in the book.

Maybe could be in. I've read the first half last summer, before I started school and had to read three books a week. I wouldn't mind reading it again.

>>1746971
that and i'd probably mostly be reactive in terms of discussion, just to be safe. There are alot of good resources around for reading along with, mostly to help some of the jargon and abbreviations.

I might do it. I'm already reading other shit with friends, but it makes it doable if you're starting in June.

>>1746980
It certainly couldn't hurt. With weekly discussions you'll be much more inclined to finish it.

>>1746983
I'm planning on having everyone begin reading June 11 and then have a discussion every Saturday evening. We'd finish on September 10 or 17 (more or less, I haven't mapped out the book completely).

>>1746994
what do you think the best way to have the discussions is? an IRC would be convenient but it might move too quickly if there are too many people

i owe ij a permanent debt for teaching me the word apocope

>>1747009
I don't think we have to worry about there being too many people lol

>>1747009
Either IRC, tinnnychat, or just a thread on /lit/.

One idea I'm considering is making a forum and advertising it on /lit/ every few days until we start reading (probably June 11). That way we don't have to worry about people forgetting.

>>1747017
that's a good idea actually. One of my worries was that I would just forget about this come June 11.

Yeah count me in.

I'm down :] reading Infinite Jest was one of my summer goals, it'll be nice to have people to discuss it with :]

I'm a total /lit/ noob- anyone wanna give me a dust-cover description?

>>1747096
I cannot fulfill an impossible request.

>>1747048
I'll have that up by Saturday evening.

If anyone wants to participate but won't be able to check /lit/ this Saturday, don't worry. I'll be posting a link every few days until June 11.

Stay tuned!

>>1747096
From Wikipedia....
"Infinite Jest is a 1996 novel by David Foster Wallace that presents a dystopian vision of North America in the near future. The intricate narrative treats elements as diverse as junior tennis, substance abuse and recovery programs, depression, child abuse, family relationships, advertising and popular entertainment, film theory, and Quebec separatism."

>>1747131
thanks bro, sounds pretty awesome.

Everyone, the website is up!

http://litinfinitejest.org/

It is just a homepage right now, but I will add a forum and an FAQ soon.

>>1747177
An excellent start.

I'm in, website bookmarked.

I'm in.

>>1747186
>>1747190
>>1747197
I'm glad to see that /lit/ is taking an interest! This will be a great summer!

Once again, the website is: http://litinfinitejest.org/ If you would like to participate, bookmark it and check back in a few days.

GAUDEAMUS IGITUR

Good initiative Heebie. I probably wont re-read it word for word but I'd be happy to skim along with the group and provide any insight desired as well as general conversation.

Jumpan in. I need to start reading more anyway.

Before we start on this, we should make sure that all editions of IJ aren't different from each other. Like, different pages, corrections, etc. If there are differences, we need to agree upon an edition.

I've read it before, but I was thinking of rereading it after I finish The Pale King, so perhaps I'll join you. I've turned into a bit of a DFW fanboy over the past year, and I really regret that I was a year late for Infinite Summer.

>>1747213

According to the Infinite Summer blog, all published editions have consistent pagination:
http://infinitesummer.org/archives/168

>>1747213
I was thinking the same thing. However, I checked out Infinite Summer's How to Read Inifnite Jest article ( http://infinitesummer.org/archives/215 ) and they directly reference page 223 and page 37. I'd assume this that all US editions are the same (or at least close enough).

If someone can confirm or deny this, it'd be appreciated.

Worst case scenario, I plan on listing chapter names alongside page numbers, so anyone can follow along.

>>1747201
Thanks ^_^. Any extra discussion would benefit.

>>1747219
This would be the perfect opportunity to reread since you'll have people to discuss it with.

http://litinfinitejest.org/

>>1747221
Thanks for the clarification.

One final bump before bed.

Once again, the website is:

http://www.litinfinitejest.org/

Goodnight, /lit/!

>implying anyone who would take 3 months to read IJ would be interested in it anyway

I was planning on reading it this summer already, but not quite that slowly. But I'll join in anyways.

Sure, I'm in. Just gotta buy a copy of it though, don't wanna use an ebook with all the endnotes.

I'll probably join the discussions. I read it over the last three weeks ago and I really enjoyed, so my memory is still fresh.
Oh, does anyone plan here to read the Pale King in the next few weeks? I already bought but I thought I'll read something else.

It sounds like a good read and I might pick it up to share and discuss, but am confused about the explanation of the why of the endnotes.

<<The novel includes several hundred endnotes which explain or expound upon points in the story. In an interview with Charlie Rose, Wallace characterized their use as a method of disrupting the linearity of the text while maintaining some sense of narrative cohesion.>>

Why would the author want to disrupt the 'linearity of the text'?

Anyone care to explain the explanation for a /b/ fag new to /lit/?

In return, a little love.

>>1747353
I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure some authors wanted to do that because humans don't think linearly.

yeah, i'm in. website bookmarked. would be better to do it by chapters though i think, seeing as the page numbers will change depending on the size of the font peoples kindles or the edition of the book etc.

>>1747564
The edition of the book isn't a problem. See >>1747221

Regardless, I'll have chapter names alongside the page numbers.

>>1747550
I'm pretty sure you're right about that, as well. If anyone's wondering more about it, look into Deleuze's 'rhizome'.

Also, I'm interested in this. I've heard good things about this work.

When are you starting?

>>1747572
June 11. The info is at www.litinfinitejest.org

>>1747564
Forget what I said earlier about the Kindle.
http://infinitesummer.org/archives/168
They include "Locations" for Kindle readers. This works out fine since I'm just going to rip off their schedule.

>>1746920
I actually just finished it about 2 months ago and would love to skim through it again and talk about it.

Highly recommend it.

this is great, like many in this thread i was planning on reading this summer too so i will join in as well

>>1747575
Nice one.

Eh sure, I'm in.

>>1746920
Count me in, sounds like a good time.

I bookmarked the website.

I think I'd like to do this too. I'm in.

>>1747595
pic fucking unrelated, you faggot

I came from the main site and thought /lit/ was talking about Star Wars. Got me all excited.

Now I'll leave before you elitist faggots rip on Star Wars.

I have about 30 pages left. I would love to skim through the passages and discuss.

Finished about a week ago. I'll join in the discussions...

I'm glad to see that a lot of people are taking interest =D

Giving this thread a bump so more people can see it. Once again, bookmark the website:

www.litinfinitejest.org/

So I have one month to find a copy of a book almost impossible to get in my country? Fuck yeah, a goal.

Neat. This looks like it will motivate me to take on the behemoth that is Infinite Jest.

So down.

Totally in & bump.

I already started reading the book and I'm on page 60 now. I think I'll just hold off now and wait untill you guys start.

Bumping again

www.litinfinitejest.org/

I might participate. I may be busy this summer

i'm up for this

I'm gonna annotate the shit out of this

>>1748769
That's the spirit!

>>1749484

I'm the only person who thinks that IJ is his worst work. You should all read The Broom of the System, or Oblivion: Stories.

Looks like I wasn't the only one that started reading it last summer, but somehow got discouraged to continue, albeit considering it to be one of the better novels out there.

I believe I was about 20% in when I had to return it to the library, never picked it up ever since, although I still want to finish it some day, this looks like the perfect opportunity for that. Looking forward to it.

i read it the summer before DFW offed himself.

felt weird when he did. think it was the first time a "celebrity" dying actually made me kind of sad.

I thought /lit/ was supposed to hate science-fiction and all things pertaining to it?

>>1750778
Although I haven't completed the book yet, from what I've read, it's far from science-fiction. Only vaguely 'scientific' thing I stumbled upon, were teleputers.

>>1750778
it's more supernatural/fantasy than sci-fi, really.

>>1750808
Well, it seems to be a dystopian future. All science-fiction isn't flashing lasers and green aliens.

I would if it was any other book, but I didn't enjoy the bit of IJ I read.

Great concept though

i'm in.

Hey guys, I'll have the forums up within 24 hours.

They'll be located at:
litinfinitejest.org

Hey guys, I'll have the forums up within 24 hours.

It'll be located at:
litinfinitejest.org

I was originally discouraged because I was going to do Finnegans Wake this summer, but I guess I'll do both.

Why pick such a terrible book?

This is actually a good idea.
however, not IJ please

>>1750827
Well, I fail to see how a dystopian future automatically qualifies as science-fiction. They correlate a lot, true, but that doesn't mean they're inseparable.

>>1750778
>I thought /lit/ was supposed to hate science-fiction

generally

>and all things pertaining to it?

nope. there's a difference between a 'genre book' and a 'book that incorporates elements of a genre.'

It's a nice idea OP
Seems that it isn't translated into my language. I could try reading in english from the computer but I'll probably advance real slowly.

>>1752938
nd jor lengwitch yz wat?