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Thoughts on The Pale King?

I found it much more unfinished than I expected, and there were large sections that I found extremely tedious (was the detail devoted to IRS bureaucracy supposed to be some kind of meta statement about boredom?).

At the same time, there was a slew of interesting characters and plenty of humor (I liked "the Iranian Crisis").

If nothing else, I feel that I'll be very prepared if I ever decide to read Infinite Jest, which, though longer, is probably at least a little more coherent.

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TPK = tl;dr

>> No.2766397

>>2766335
>I found it much more unfinished than I expected, and there were large sections that I found extremely tedious (was the detail devoted to IRS bureaucracy supposed to be some kind of meta statement about boredom?).

that's


the


point

god

damn

you

bint

>> No.2766399

>>2766397
So your answer to my question is "yes."

>> No.2767084

bump

>> No.2767087

>>2766397

>oh it's shit but it's supposed to be shit so that makes it not shit

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>>2767087
>unfinished novel is not as coherent as one that is
>supposed to be shit, still shit
Nah, you're a cunt.

>> No.2767230

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>> No.2767250

>>2766335
My favorite section was the wastoid revelation in front of the advanced tax classroom. Really spoke to me spiritually.

>> No.2767318

>>2767250
Yes. That whole chapter, including his interactions with the father, hit close to home.

>> No.2768031

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>> No.2768036

the detail about the inner working of the IRS was just a rip off of moby dicks waling minutae shit

>> No.2768045

>>2768036

Not really. While they deployed similar devices, Melville and Wallace were going for, and (the former moreso than the latter) completely different effects.

>inb4 aesthetic effect is inherently subjective hurr durr.

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>>2768045
>so insecure you have to use hurr durr and inb4
I agree with you but that's just embarrassing.