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The forums are up! You can register here: www.litinfinitejest.org/forums/
(There is also a link on the homepage)

For those of you who haven't heard, we will be reading Infinite Jest over the summer. We will read ~75 pages a week from June 11 to mid September. We will meet on the site to discuss what we read.

You can check out the previous thread here:
>>1746920

>> No.1753294

You could have gave the website a more ambiguous name incase you decided to do this again with another book.
Hasty OP is Hasty

>> No.1753302

>>1753294
I was thinking the same thing, but meh. If it works out and we want to do another book, I'll just buy the domain "litreadinggroup.org/com" for $10 and have litinfinitejest.org redirect there.

>> No.1753308

>>1753294
eh I think this is a minor detail. I can't afford to buy IJ and I don't feel like reading it off a screen. Maybe if I can get some money up and not spend it on other things, I'll catch up @ some point.

>> No.1753310

>>1753302
I think you should just keep the domain in any case. "infinite jest" is a good name for a reading group--maybe a little bit quirky but w/e I think it's nice.

>> No.1753313

>>1753308
I plan on having an Infinite Jest wishlist thread in June for those who want to participate but can't get the book.

>> No.1753314

Getting a replacement kindle soon since my old one broke, this sounds interesting.

>> No.1753315

I'm in...but not at that snail's pace. I'll be reading ahead and posting spoilers.

>> No.1753323

>>1753315
I'll be moderating the forum for spoilers.

The pace is intentionally slow. Some people have jobs, school, and/or other things to do over the summer that don't permit a whole lot of time for reading.

>> No.1753337

Hold on to the URL. You could make a few bucks off of it if the author comes after it.

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>>1753337
The author killed himself in 2008.

>> No.1753345

>>1753340
Well you know how after a person dies anything tied to them becomes more valuable.

>> No.1753376

I registered.

>> No.1753399
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1753399

>>1753345
>>1753345
I'm in, just registered on the forum.

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>>1753399
Good man.

Also, I'm not sure whether we should have biweekly or weekly discussions, so I have a poll.

The poll is here:
http://litinfinitejest.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2

>> No.1753433

That's an interesting idea ! I just have to find a copy of this book.

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1753436

mfw i'm the only one who has introduced themselves in the forum

i even dug out an old piece i made on photoshop and trimmed it down to use as my sig...

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>>1753436
Patience. It'll happen.

FYI, I posted :3

>> No.1753481

12 members.

Pretty good.

>> No.1753488

I registered and voted. I usually read my books in French, I hope I'll be able to understand everything in this one.

>> No.1753538

I'll give this thread a nice bump

>> No.1753560

im down ill go register now

any problems with me reading it on my nook though? idk if the pages will get fucked up

>> No.1753563

>>1753560
The readings will be posted as pages, Kindle locations, and chapter titles. You shouldn't have much trouble.

>> No.1753570

I encourage everyone who wants to participate to introduce themselves here:
http://litinfinitejest.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=7

>> No.1753609

>i registered
>i registered
>so i did i
>oh lol
>it's awesome

>> No.1753612

>>1753609
What?

>> No.1753625

Are all of the versions the same?
I have the one with the green writing on the front, if it makes any difference.

>> No.1753635

>>1753625
All print editions of IJ have the same pagination.

>> No.1753645

Gonna register tomorrow, I'm shattered. Might read Oblivion: Stories in preparation beforehand too, anyone else up for doing this and creating a thread on the forum about it?

>> No.1753652

>>1753645
I'd do it but I'm already reading Brief Interviews With Hideous Men (pretty good, btw) along with some other books. I might read Oblivion in like early June before we start Infinite Jest, though.

>> No.1753673

>>1753652
Brief Interviews is the only one I've read by him so far, I really enjoyed it. The stories about sex and the power dynamics within relationships struck a chord with me.

>> No.1753684

op,
why would we read that rather than
joyce
war and peace
or
the karamazovs

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1753688

>>1753684
>>1753684
you can read any of those books as well!

aren't choices fun?!?!?!

>> No.1753723

>>1753684
If this goes well, we'll read more books.

>>1753673
If you want to read more DFW, I highly recommend A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again. It is nonfiction that is funny, quirky, and fascinating.

>> No.1753737

>>1753688
>cool guy doubles
>88

my god.

>> No.1753758

Just finished reading this today actually

>fuckyes.jpeg

I'm totally down to do it again though!

>> No.1753759

>>1753737
>posting about doubles
>3737
You did that on purpose, didn't you ?

>> No.1753768

This thread is already testament to the faggotry this idea will rapidly descend into.

Nice that you're trying though.

>> No.1753776

>>1753758
Nice! You must have enjoyed it if you're willing to reread it so soon.

>>1753768
Have some faith.

>> No.1753785

I was planning on reading a ton of other shit this summer... but since the pace is so slow I may well do this. All depends on how a job works out for me since I just quit mine and have very little money. Been trying half-heartedly to get another job, but since I really don't want one all that much, my efforts will most likely go in vain.

>> No.1753796

>>1753776
It was so good. I'm absolutely amped this group has come up.

I'm Incandenza on the forum

>> No.1753887

Hey Op, maybe after you finish IJ we can read some Pynchon?

>> No.1753894

>>1753887
Maybe.

>> No.1754010

Bumping this thread so more people can see it.

>> No.1754027

Do you need any mods or anything? I'd jizz myself at the opportunity. Also, I feel like a general chitchat/get to know each other category would do well for the time leading up to June 11th. That way it gives people a reason to come back to the site and not forget about it.

>> No.1754036

>>1754027
I'll likely have openings for one or two mods. I don't think people will misbehave, but if for some reason I don't be able to post a discussion thread one week, I'd need a mod to handle it.

Good idea on the chitchat forum. Making it now...

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>>1754036

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1754047

There is now an off-topic forum for the members to use to get to know each other.

>>1754042
oh u

>> No.1754108

We now have digital copies available for people who can't buy the book to download.

The formats provided are: .mobi, .epub, and HTML.
http://litinfinitejest.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=20

>> No.1754137

i'm down for this but i've owned the book for years and have probably read half of it in non-linear order. there's just something about a super-long book that really brings out my restlessness and housefly-caliber attention span. i'd like to tackle it all the way through though and peer pressure seems like a great way to do it.

i've also owned gravity's rainbow since about 2004 and haven't read beyond the first few pages and random excerpts that i flipped through. huge books fuck me.

>> No.1754335

Bump.

>> No.1754344

DFW isn't my thing but I admire what you guys have got going on. Hopefully it works out.

>> No.1754352

>>1754344
Thanks ^_^

>> No.1754555

Aren't you just ripping off Infinite Summer?

>> No.1754562

>>1754555
Yes, right down to the schedule

>> No.1754580

>>1753280

But I've already read it three times!

>> No.1754634

>>1754580
Fourth times a charm?

>> No.1754699

I signed up! This is very exciting.

After this, we should read The Brothers Karamazov! Fuck yeah motivation for long books!

>> No.1754717

>>1754699
Not to jump the gun, since we're not totally sure this group will work out, but that is one of the booms I'm considering for next time.

Other potential books are Gravity's Rainbow, 2666, The Master and the Margarita, and Mason & Dixon.

But like I said, we have to make sure this works first.

>> No.1754727

>>1754717
>booms
derp
*books

>> No.1754728

>>1754717
>/lit/ book club
>working
nope

>> No.1754733

>>1754717
Yeah. I'm hoping that it will work, though.

>> No.1754734

>>1754728
Shut up, Quentin.

>> No.1754768

>>1754728
I'm approaching it a bit differently.

First off, we're reading pretty slowly at only ~75 pages a week. In the Goodreads bookclub (no offense to Brownbear), there was a lot of "I've been too busy" and stuff like that. This should avoid that because, even if you do get behind, you can easily catch up.

Also, we will have weekly or biweekly discussions. With both the Goodreads bookclub and CourageWolf's, they basically just said "read this entire book and then we'll discuss it". Frequent discussion should motivate most people to read.

Also, for what it is worth, it is self contained on a website. 4chan is used only for advertising. This eliminates trolls since they can easily be banned.

>> No.1754792

>>1754728
I just deleted you, Quentin.

Next time it is an IP ban.

>> No.1754795

>>1754792
what the fuck why

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>>1754792
>>1754795
Now we just need to do that on /lit/ too

>> No.1754803

>>1754800
If only....

>> No.1754806

>>1754803
so you're not going to say why then

that's it wrap it up folks this club is officially going no where

>> No.1754809

>>1754806
Are you kidding me? You just got kicked out. This club is finally getting started for real.

>> No.1754814

>>1754809
when you kick out the most important prospect of your forum things can only go downhill

>> No.1754815

>>1753645
>>1753645
Okay, I woke up. Registering now.

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>>1754809

>> No.1754821

>>1754814
good thing we didn't kick out our most important prospect then

>> No.1754825

Thanks for doing this BH. Is the site loading slow for anyone else? It's not terrible, just enough of a wait to be slightly annoying.

>> No.1754834

>>1754825
It does appear to be a bit slow right now, but I believe it is normally better.

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>>1754825

> mfw welcome to the botnet

>> No.1754859

>>1754838

> nfw /thread

>> No.1754865

>>1754859
>mfw needle

>> No.1754889

we should read war and peace instead ;_;

>> No.1754894

>over the summer
>mfw you are all casual and I'd read that shit in few days if I'd like it

>> No.1754895

>>1754889
there's always a next time.

consider this the first in a series

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>>1754768
>>1754768
yeah with the goodreads club it#'s not so much 'bookclub for discussion' and more like 'read a book you wouldn't usually read' i guess, we give a month to read under 400 page novels haha

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1754928

Harold Bloom says DFW isn't worth reading, so I'm not going to join this thing. If I were to read it on my own and like it, it might somehow make me an individual, and I hate that shit.

Instead of "Infinite Jest," I'm taking the summer to read all of Bertolt Brecht's works.

Who's with me?!

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>>1754928
>>1754928

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>>1754928
Just read Mother Courage, so I guess my response is:


Holy godfuck hell no

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1754939

I'm reading his essay on Lynch right now, and his criticism of Dune makes me want to punch him in the face.

Kyle MacLachlan miscast? I am so angry right now.

>> No.1754944

Hey BB
you're not actually going to send me your stories, are you?

>> No.1754945

>>1754928

Pft, not a very good troll.

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>>1754944
I don't think he's looked into printing yet.
Even though I told him everything he needs ;_;

>> No.1754958

>>1754945
More scamp than troll.

>> No.1754965

>>1754945
More samefag than troll.

>> No.1754977

>>1754965
More useless than useful.

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>>1754937
>>1754937
>read mother courage
>not resistable rise of arturo Ui

>>1754944
>>1754944
Yes V Dubby i definately am!

>>1754950
>>1754950
yeah but it's hard to find a printer, gonna have a butchers in town later for a place that does it, checked out the usual haunt (hipster part) and couldn't see a dickie bird

>> No.1755004

>>1755001
Brownbear is a loser.

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>>1755004
>>1755004
wat

>> No.1755037

31 registered members, that looks nice. The people that posted seem pretty cool, this could work.

>> No.1755045

>>1754939
forgot trip

seriously this article is bugging me

the thing about Tarantino copying Lynch's style was spot on though. Can't believe I never noticed that.

>> No.1755051

>>1755004

I deleted that cuz I misused the phrase 'shuck and jive'. I just have said 'minstrel act' or something.

>> No.1755254

I would do it if we were reading something other than Infinite Jest. How about Don Quixote or The Odyssey?

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All signed up & just bought a used library copy of that them thar book. Time for book adventures!

>> No.1755289

>>1755051
By golly, is there anything more absurd than Anon deleting a post?

>> No.1755296

>>1755051

Even if/when misused, people don't use the phrase "shuck & jive" enough. Stand proudly by your mistakes, Anon.

>> No.1755612

>>1754939
I'm on the fence about the Kyle Maclachlan miscast thing. On one hand, Lynch is right when he says there is something about Machlachlan that makes you trust him and let him take you to strange places (which made him perfect for Blue Velvet and Twin peaks), but lets face it, he does look kinda nerdy.

>> No.1755618

>>1755254
I'll consider other books if this works out well.

>> No.1755633

******************ATTENTION EVERYBODY******************

Last night an innocent Quentin registered for the Infinite Jest reading forum, posted on it, and was BANNED WITHOUT EXPLANATION. When I asked him why HE STILL WOULDN'T GIVE ME A REASON. This kind of action must NOT be permitted to go on. The culprit responsible for this is BrianHerbert !!k1TdMbiPA/h. I request that everyone put this at the end of their post as a sort of signature to spread word of BrianHerbert !!k1TdMbiPA/h's ruthless actions.

****************************************************

>> No.1755638

>>1755633
you are the worst poster on a board full of bad posters

>> No.1755641

>>1754894
So would many of us, but we want to discuss that shit.

>> No.1755649

******************ATTENTION EVERYBODY******************
>>1755633
>>1755633
DISREGARD THIS POST, I LIKE COCKS IN MY ASS.

>> No.1755653

WOW, QUENTIN LIKES PENIS IN HIS ANUS?

WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED!?

>> No.1755655

>>1755649
>>1755653
real mature


****************************************************
Last night an innocent Quentin registered for the Infinite Jest reading forum, posted on it, and was BANNED WITHOUT EXPLANATION. When I asked him why HE STILL WOULDN'T GIVE ME A REASON. This kind of action must NOT be permitted to go on. The culprit responsible for this is BrianHerbert !!k1TdMbiPA/h. I request that everyone put this at the end of their post as a sort of signature to spread word of BrianHerbert !!k1TdMbiPA/h's ruthless actions.

>> No.1755657

>>1755655
Im sure there was a reason.

>> No.1755661

>>1755653
Me! I would have guessed that!

>> No.1755664

A) Quentin was not banned, he was deleted.

B) He posted several stupid threads over a period of a few minutes (such as "if I can talk about anything in this forum can I talk about jews?")

C) Why am I responding to Quentin?

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>>1755655
>mfw no one does it

>> No.1755673

>>1755657
There was. Quentin was bashing the idea and saying "hurr durr it won't work" and being a faggot in general. There might have been other reasons too. I'm not sure.

>> No.1755676

>>1755664
>B) He posted several stupid threads over a period of a few minutes (such as "if I can talk about anything in this forum can I talk about jews?")
Sorry i must have misread the part where it said I am "free to talk about anything."
****************************************************
Last night an innocent Quentin registered for the Infinite Jest reading forum, posted on it, and was BANNED WITHOUT EXPLANATION. When I asked him why HE STILL WOULDN'T GIVE ME A REASON. This kind of action must NOT be permitted to go on. The culprit responsible for this is BrianHerbert !!k1TdMbiPA/h. I request that everyone put this at the end of their post as a sort of signature to spread word of BrianHerbert !!k1TdMbiPA/h's ruthless actions.

>> No.1755678

>>1755673
That was one of the reasons.

The other reason was he posted a ton of stupid threads.

>> No.1755680

If only they would ban Quentin from this board too, it would be marginally better.

>> No.1755682

>>1755655
I know you are, but what am I?

>> No.1755688

>>1755638
I used to like him for some reason but he really is pretty bad

>> No.1755701

i'm not a bad poster i'm an activist


****************************************************
Last night an innocent Quentin registered for the Infinite Jest reading forum, posted on it, and was BANNED WITHOUT EXPLANATION. When I asked him why HE STILL WOULDN'T GIVE ME A REASON. This kind of action must NOT be permitted to go on. The culprit responsible for this is BrianHerbert !!k1TdMbiPA/h. I request that everyone put this at the end of their post as a sort of signature to spread word of BrianHerbert !!k1TdMbiPA/h's ruthless actions.

>> No.1755708

>>1755701
For what are you an activist?

>> No.1755779

>>1755680
I never really thought of him as that bad until today.

I mean, I knew he was bad, but not Tybrax or Stagolee tier.

>> No.1755923

Bumping this back to page 0

>> No.1755928

>>1755708
LGBT Rights

>> No.1755969

>>1755928
lolololol

>> No.1756106

The forums have over 200 posts now!

Things are going well.

>> No.1756123

>>1756106
Yeap. This forum is pretty awesome as of right now.

>> No.1756187

I'm in.
I've been meaning to begin the behemoth that is Infinite Jest, and this seems like a very nice approach to it.
I salute you OP :)

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Wait, is there any girl in your 'reading' group?
If not, you're all gay.

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>>1756203
Not that there's anything wrong with that.

>> No.1756561

BACK TO PAGE 0

>> No.1756671

>>1756203
There is a girl in it.

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We just got two new moderators!

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>>1757360
>Brownbear
>moderator

>> No.1757429

>>1757360
maybe you could talk some sense into that ruthless dictator-admin of yours
you know what i mean

>> No.1757431

>>1756671
two girls are in it.
at least.

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>>1757416
Brownbear has changed. He's no longer about reading, ideologies or criticism. He's an endless series of proxy battles, fought by changing IPs and greentext. Brownbear, and his consumption of time, has become a well-oiled machine. Brownbear has changed. ID tagged posts carry double-tagged quotes, use ID tagged reaction images. Janitors inside the board enhance and regulate his posts. Posting control. Information control. Emotion control. Anger control. Everything is monitored, and kept under control. Brownbear has changed. The age of deterrence has become the age of control. All in the name of averting catastrophe from constructive discourse. And he who controls the posts, controls history. Brownbear has changed. When the battlefield is under total control, Brownbear... becomes mod.

>> No.1757457

>>1757436
he's no mod, never was
he's just an old troll hired to do some wet work

>> No.1757467

>>1757457
He's not a soldier or an assassin.

He's just an errand boy, sent by grocery clerks, to collect a bill.

>> No.1757470

>>1757467

a snail..... on a straight razor..... that is brownbear..... that is my nighmare

>> No.1757479

David Motherfostering Wallace, I'm in.

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again is also really good. I will be looking for his thoughts on entertainment and TV in IJ.

>> No.1757485

>>1757479
sorry that's clearly off topic, this is a thread about posting whatever stupid thing comes to mind. tellk me,d o you like an ynaimes?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ YOU HATE ME BECAUSE I AM DIFFERENT I HATE YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE ALL NUTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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>For me, the last few years of the postmodern era have seemed a bit like the way you feel when you’re in high school and your parents go on a trip, and you throw a party. You get all your friends over and throw this wild disgusting fabulous party. For a while it’s great, free and freeing, parental authority gone and overthrown, a cat’s-away-let’s-play Dionysian revel. But then time passes and the party gets louder and louder, and you run out of drugs, and nobody’s got any money for more drugs, and things get broken and spilled, and there’s a cigarette burn on the couch, and you’re the host and it’s your house too, and you gradually start wishing your parents would come back and restore some fucking order in your house. It’s not a perfect analogy, but the sense I get of my generation of writers and intellectuals or whatever is that it’s 3:00 A.M. and the couch has several burn-holes and somebody’s thrown up in the umbrella stand and we’re wishing the revel would end. The postmodern founders’ patricidal work was great, but patricide produces orphans, and no amount of revelry can make up for the fact that writers my age have been literary orphans throughout our formative years. We’re kind of wishing some parents would come back. And of course we’re uneasy about the fact that we wish they’d come back–I mean, what’s wrong with us? Are we total pussies? Is there something about authority and limits we actually need? And then the uneasiest feeling of all, as we start gradually to realize that parents in fact aren’t ever coming back–which means “we’re” going to have to be the parents.

>> No.1757510

dude what the fuck stop banning me

>> No.1757517

>>1757510
quentin maybe if you don;t want to get banned, you should stop trolling

just a thought, hth

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>>1757510
Quentin, each time you register I give you a chance to participate and to not troll, but you can't seem to get it right.

>> No.1757535

>>1757525
Quit being an autocrat, bro.

>> No.1757536

>>1757535
there has to be a sovereign and brianherbert plays that role. AUTHORITY BITCH

>> No.1757544

>>1757536
Thank you, kind anon.

>> No.1757553

i haven't been trolling at all with my last few accounts
what gives

>> No.1757559

>>1757553
Maybe you're just naturally a massive faggot ¯\(°_o)/¯

>> No.1757566

>>1757559
>banned for being a faggot
wait til my lawyers here about you guys

>> No.1757576

>>1757553

> last few accounts

It's been around for about two days, you got banned, and you've made SEVERAL MORE ACCOUNTS. That's why you're a troll, and why you're not going to get let in. Also, there's nothing to indicate that you have anything to bring to the party.

>> No.1757582

>>1757576
>Also, there's nothing to indicate that you have anything to bring to the party.
maybe because you guys keep deleting all my posts and you can't see all the great discussions i try to start

>> No.1757588

>>1757582
Here are examples of posts you've made:

"if I can talk about anything here can I talk about jews?"

"who is your mancrush?"

"what do you mean 'reading' i hate reading"

None of those are productive.

>> No.1757592

>>1757588
yeah that's 3 out of like 30 that i've made
i'm a walking satire so obvi i'm gonna make some edgy posts

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>>1757592
>i'm a walking satire

>> No.1757596

>>1757593
it's just one of those things that you have to keep in mind

>> No.1757601

>>1757592

don't post threads involving weed, that would help

sry abt continuing derail

>> No.1757605

>>1757601
you seem to be getting my 4chan posts mixed up with my constructive posts on the infinite bummer ™ forums but that's ok

>> No.1757612

>>1757605

> infinite bummer ™ forums

Enjoy your ban.

>> No.1757614

Fucking balling. I graduate this spring so I basically have nothing to distract me from this. Been wanting to read more Wallace for ages yeeeee~

Color me excited

>> No.1757616

oh wow banned again
what did i do this time guys

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>>1757616
>am i crazy or is sex overrated
>by gold mine gutted » Sun May 08, 2011 10:43 pm

>i'm a virgin but i can't see sex as being a good thing unless you're only in the relationship for sex, but then it's bad for the other person because they're being used. also i don't like how girls at my school are having sex at this age it makes me really uncomfortable and insecure about my own insecurity (like jake barnes). i wish i could have sex with a girlfriend or something but i think by the time i get the chance to lose my virginity again it'll be too embarrassing and i'll just back out of it and cut my balls off and just become a eunuch or something then i'll have a real excuse

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also what the FUCK is the point of having a "chitchat" forum that's directions are to:

"Use this forum to discuss things not directly related to the reading group.

You're free to talk about anything "

if i can't talk about things not directly related to the reading group or if i'm not free to talk about anything?

>> No.1757627

>>1757616
>try to not get detected by using proxies and unrelated names
>still get banned
Refer to:
>>1757559

>> No.1757632

>>1757625
that's a legitimate topic 3rd...i don't see what's so bad about it. so what if i include a little personal experience

also see>>1757626

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>>1757627
Pic very related.

>> No.1757638

>>1757633
>>1757627
whatever. if that's your only reason then i advise everyone posting on this forum to rethink what they're doing because if they plan to have a personality on that website they should also expect a ban

>> No.1757641

>>1757638
If you want to stop this group, why don't you stop trying to sign up and start a thread protesting it?

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>> No.1757648

>>1757641
because that would be taking up space on a board about literature with a thread that isn't related to literature

>> No.1757652

>>1757648
You're doing that right now.

>> No.1757653

>>1757652
i didn't make this thread

>> No.1757657

>>1757653
This thread is related to literature. It is promoting literary discussion, albeit on a different site.

>> No.1757659

>>1757657
that's great i never claimed it didn't and i wasn't implying that either

>> No.1757661

>>1757659
>i wasn't implying that either

Yes, you were.

>> No.1757665

>>1757661
no i wasn't and i'm gonna attempt to explain it to you but if you haven't understood anything i've said in this thread so far chances are you'll be too stupid to understand this as well.

>i said that i didn't want to make a thread
>you said that [making a thread] was what i was doing
>i said that it wasn't
>you start talking about your own thread out of no where

>> No.1757672

>>1757665
No, I said what you're doing is taking up space on the board. Your posts do take up space.

>> No.1757675

don't give up quentin, i'm rooting for you

>> No.1757681

>>1757672
>implying i don't know i'm taking up space on this board
>implying i need that pointed out to me
>implying "taking up space on a board about literature with a thread that isn't related to literature (which is what i actually said)" is what i'm doing
>implying you didn't totally select only part of what i said to fit your argument

>> No.1757705

My goodness, over 60 people signed up. I didn't even know there were that many people browsing /lit/.

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>>1757705

> mfw the 'only three people here' myth finally dies

>> No.1757732

>>1757705
Yeah, I'm really impressed. This will be a wonderful summer. =D

>> No.1757737

>>1757705
Jesus. That's kind of awesome!

>> No.1757844

I'll give this thread one final bump before bed.

Thanks to everyone who signed up!

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>> No.1758082

buuuump

>> No.1758331

The forums are going well! We have over 300 posts!

>> No.1758346

so, i go on lit, expecting the usual stuff... you know, the kind that makes you wanna go up to the attic with an appropriate length of rope and so on... then I see this thread.

What the fuck guys, seriously... have some self-respect.

>> No.1758510

>>1758346
....?

>> No.1758540

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrctcJqfpXU&feature=related

DFW looks like the lead singer from ST.
Just sayin.
169 Indys forever

>> No.1758545

Been wanting to read some DFW for some time and then saw this so I signed up. Gonna be an interesting way to read a book that's for sure.

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>>1758545
Indeed it will be.

>>1758540
He does!

>> No.1758660

>secretly wishes the book was 2666, so people could read it and see how awesome it is

>mfw you're only reading 3 pages a month

>> No.1758669

>>1758540
lol i never realized but that is so true

crzy. gonna imagine they're the same person now.

>> No.1758680

>mfw someone on /lit/ actually has good reading tastes

>> No.1759257

>>1758660
Three pages a month?

>> No.1759258

>mfw i literally finished reading this book yesterday
goddammit lit why do you ruin everything that would be potentially good to me

>> No.1759286

>>1759258
We have a participant who literally finished the book last week. You can still participate.

>> No.1759289

>>1759286
I finished it 2 days ago, i'm giving it another go.

>> No.1759295

>75 pages a week
>MFW that's what I read in a day

Been meaning to read Infinite Jest for a while, anyone have a good Kindle version?

>> No.1759321

>>1759295
We've got a good copy on the forum, check it out.

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>>1759321
Thanks bro. From the sound of things I'd be better off reading the html version.

>> No.1759598

>>1757436
It is because of posts like this that I have finally made the complete switch from /b/ to /lit/

>> No.1759612

>>1757638
I sincerely hope not.

>> No.1759613

>>1759598

>going to /b/ in the first place

>> No.1759614

>>1757675
I'm starting to root for him too. Fuck the police.

>> No.1759619

>>1759613
What board was I supposed to go on? There haven't always been good boards on 4chan that aren't /b/.

I know, I know. /b/ was never good.

>> No.1759620

>>1757705
Wow! I guess the entirety of the /lit/erates signed up.

>> No.1759624

>>1758660
It can't be...3 pages?

>> No.1759628

If you haven't voted for weekly or biweekly discussion, I urge you to do so now.

http://litinfinitejest.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2

>> No.1759834

TO PAGE 0

>> No.1760384

Bumping this again.

>> No.1761231

TO 0!!

>> No.1763090

Final bump

>> No.1763156

Hi guys. I'll be joining you.

>> No.1763161

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>> No.1763162

>>1763156
welcome to our club
welcome to our club
welcome squidward welcome squidward welcome squidwad

>> No.1765508

bump

>> No.1765515

>>1765508

>19 hour bump
why

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>>1765515

BECAUSE THE WORLD MUST KNOW!

>> No.1765529

>>1765515
>>1765515
because i was working my way back from page 15 reading topics of interest as i always do, and i stumbled across this towards the bottom of page 15 and decided it would be worth bumping it.

>> No.1765530

>>1765515
Why not? Most /lit/izens consider this a significant betterment for the community.

>> No.1765542

>>1765530

Agreed, this is something I'm genuinely interested in. I really hope this works out.

>> No.1765573

>>1765515
Cause we're fucking awesome.

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With book 2 of Don Qioxote near knocked out, and Tropic of Cancer then Tropic of Capricorn in the queue, I will follow with reading Infinite Jest this summer. But, unlike you cock-smooches, I'm not gonna drag it out 70 pages at a time.

lrn2independant.jpg

>> No.1765588

>>1765584
You're encouraged to read other books on the side.

>> No.1765605

I'm in, OP. Finally some motivation to start reading it. When do we start?

>> No.1765723

Signed up.

>> No.1767554

>>1765605
June 11

I figured I'd post some statistics for those who care:

In the 5 days the forums have been up, we have acquired:
600 individual posts (79.97 posts a day on average)
82 users (10.9 new users a day on average)
89 topics (11.83 topics a day on average)