/lit/ - Literature

Thats his best one, you don't have to read anymore.

im scared to go to that link but im a big fan of dfw.
can someone tell me whats that about?

>>2361714
you're a coward, a mongrel, someone who fears his own flesh. don't bother, insight is wasted on you.

Any fiction written by DFW in the first person is just pure and unadulterated autobiography.

>>2361722
what's with all the hostility you fucking cunt?
it's a rational fear, i once got RATed and had to reformat, so i'm careful about every suspicious link even if they're not suspicious at all

>>2361714
It's a very very thinly veiled exposition of DFW's own state of mind and the feeling he had that he was a colossal fraud. It can be seen as his suicide letter as it is told from the point of view of a person who has recently committed suicide.
Read it, it's good.

>>2361761
it's easier to just type "i'm scared of all links" you fucking idiot

>>2361761
>file ends in .pdf
>HOLY FUCKING SHIT A FUCKING VIRUSES STAND BACK ITLL BLOW!
>YOUR A CUNT YOU CUNT

>>2361761
>it's a rational fear
>I ANNOY PEOPLE ABOUT EVERY FUCKING LINK

No, it's not rational. Make backups, fucktard.

>>2361786
Who are you quoting, you spineless fucking turd?

>>2361722
>>2361785
>>2361786
OP here. Its ok people, there are some who are overly cautious.

>>2361799
i already said i got RATed once, you fucking idiotic moron.
ever heard of RAT? google it dumbass.
basically some guy infected me and gained access to all of my passwords and stuff, i had to reformat.

tl;dr you are an ignorant fucktard

>>2361807
Sorry, I didn't realize you went through such a traumatic event. I should be more sensitive next time.

>>2361807
we heard you the first time.

no one gives a shit.

like the other guy said, keep backups and stop whining like a little bitch.

>>2361820
I know that this isn't exactly the right board,but since you mentioned it,how does one make backups?

>>2361820
You shouldn't be here when you're on the rag.

>>2361827
buy harddrive. copy all your shit once a month into said hard drive. never plug it into your computer unless it's an update or unless you're refilling your pc.

>>2361830
your post had six insults vs mine's one. i think it's pretty clear who's butthurt here.

>>2361843
I'm not the guy you were getting mad about lol. Maybe you're pregnant

/lit/ - Tough Guys of the Internet General

>>2361820
>>2361786
good posts in this thread

DFW would be so proud of you guys.

>>2361858
>>2361820
>>2361786
Hello, samefriend.
Maybe you should take a break, and come back when you're not on your period.

Pathetic fucking retard.

>>2361867
what a failure, it's pretty obvious who i am in the thread, it's >>2361843, >>2361820 and >>2361785. you think the lack caps and the greentext post being posted at the exact same minute would be a hint but man...

Can we get back on topic please?

>>2361843
Shit, so I need a 2TB harddrive. Oh well, better to be safe, amirite?

>>2361867
>>2361877
Wow, what a bunch of friendless pathetic retards who act tough on /lit/. Seriously guys?

>>2361904
gigs are cheap now. you can never have enough backups.

Drama backtracked to >>2361722

>>2361867
>incorrect accusation
>points to three wholly innocuous, non-harsh posts
>GET OFF YOUR PERIOD YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE GRRR CALM THE FUCK DOWN

>>2361993
Who are you quoting, you dickless, moron?

I can't believe youre all still bitching about nothing.
Thanks for the link OP, that was a great read.

are other Oblivion stories as good as this? If not, is the book worth getting?

>>2362342
I've only read IJ and this just now, but from the way I hear it, yes.

IJ was similar in the writing style (lots of layers, causal tone, ton of footnotes), I really liked it, but didn't understand wtf was going on half the time.

>>2362366
casual*

As much as I do think there was real introspection present in the story, (Good Old Neon) I also think the narrator was a little whiny bitch and I spent the better part of the story wanting to throttle him. Maybe that's the point, but whether or not that was the point isn't the point: if you hate the narrator that much the author has failed to present a relatable (or even particularly INTERESTING) worldview then there's a certain amount of fail wafting from the entire thing.

Not that I think there wasn't some real introspection here. But I'm not interested in reading DFW's suicide note and the entire thing came off as really, really self-indulgent, annoying narrator or no. The entire time he's like 'Oh there's something you need to understand BUT YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT LOL I AM SEW EFFIN D33P GUYZ' and then by the time he introduces HIMSELF into the story I'm pretty thoroughly disgusted, really.

[/rant]

>>2362723
>I can't relate to or vicariously live through the protagonist therefore the book is SHIT!

Pleb.

>>2362728

>Thinks something I enjoy is flawed.
>Must be illiterate lol.

what a thread...

>>2361714
>>2361761
I just scanned OP's link with my Norton. It's a virus, don't click on it.

Is this fiction or an autobiography? Also I've never read any of his books, is this good for a first?

>>2365240
Both, kinda.
I loved it, pretty short read too.

>>2365257
So it isn't intended to be an autobiography, but you think it speaks directly to his personality? Why?

>>2365260
I suspect he was writing about himself and his insecurities, though with fiction.

I've heard he killed himself sometime ater writing this, so it seems it coils be related.
Honestly, I think what hes talking about is applicable to everyone. It's kinda the fundamental thing people worry about:
who am I?

>>2365260
Not the guy you were replying to but it is a very thinly veiled comment about his own state of mind. Considering he commited suicide 4 years after it got published it gives us an insight into his thought process and even what kind of thoughts crossed his mind when he finally did it. And also an interesting point is that he did not go for the quick painless way he described in the story but instead hung himself which he must have known is quite a painful way to die.