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7343517 No.7343517 [Reply] [Original]

So lit has forgotten the day's obligatory DFW post. So how about DFW not being a hack but rather one of the greatest writers of our time? Huh? What about how he is a intelligent, intensely moral writer who used his genius not for himself but for humanity? Huh? How about something positive??????

>> No.7343530

do you have any artificial spit?

it's a real thing.

>> No.7343666

>>7343517
DFW = Jeezuz Kriste he died 4 ouwh sines

>> No.7343825

>>7343530
me pop tart es su pop tart

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7343840

lmao look at this pic

>> No.7343849

>>7343517
what's the deal with everyone hating DFW

>> No.7343855

yea most people here are only kidding about thinking he's a hack, they're just pissed that such a talented guy isn't only theirs, meaning that they're pissed that average joe's read his work and think he's a genius and jerk themselves off thinking they're smart now for having read him so they end up resenting him. He's undeniably extremely talented but also not for some people's palette. I can only imagine the circle jerk about him will get worse as his death gets further away and the inevitable infinite jest or pale king movie gets made. After that the average population will forget about him and we can go back to sincerely enjoying his work. Maybe

>> No.7343857

>>7343849
Hes' the Neutral Milk Hotel of /lit/

>> No.7343858

>>7343849
>what's the deal with everyone hating DFW
I don't hate him. In fact, a day or so ago, I started the following thread to talk about his dreamy eyes: >>7338155

>> No.7343859

>>7343855
DFW is for hipsters, not average Joe

>> No.7343862

>>7343859
> implying there's a difference

>> No.7343864

>>7343862
Average Joe reads Stephen King. College student hipster reads DFW.

>> No.7343872

>>7343864
> Functional illiteracy in North America is epidemic. There are 7 million illiterate Americans. Another 27 million are unable to read well enough to complete a job application, and 30 million can't read a simple sentence. There are some 50 million who read at fourth or fifth grade level. Nearly a third of the nation's population is illiterate or barely literate--a figure that is growing by more than 2 million a year.

> A third of high-school graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives, and neither do 42 percent of college graduates.

> In 2007, 80 percent of the families in the United States did not buy or read a book.

My definition of what an "average joe" actually constitutes greatly differs from yours.

>> No.7343873

>>7343517
>intensely moral
Yea I love how he tried to push his girlfriend out of a moving car.

>> No.7343886

>>7343858
I know his dreamy eyes personally influenced my purchase of his books, so yea

>> No.7343894

>>7343857
Accurate. Circle-jerky enough that everyone starts to hate the idea, but when you look at the content itself, actually pretty great.

>> No.7343912

>>7343849
The opinions expressed on 4chan are always opposite reactions to popular opinions, wherever they may be perceived. This is the effect of anonymity: people tend to post in hopes of receiving a reaction rather than actually expressing themselves.

>> No.7343925

>>7343912
Here's your reply. My reaction is indifference to your post.

>> No.7344921

>>7343517
>own Infinite Jest for just over three years
>proudly display it on my bookshelf
>still haven't read it
lel

>> No.7344976

>>7344921
>>own Infinite Jest for just over three years
>have had it since 2012
>>proudly display it on my bookshelf
>tore it apart during the first week and reassembled the pages in smaller volumes
>>still haven't read it
>have read it 3 times already although I have re-read certain parts more than others.