Where should I start with David Foster Wallace? I hear he's quite difficult to read. Has anyone got any experience with his stuff? Has anyone here read Infinite Jest? Is it worth an entry-level reader's time or should I 'build up' to it and carry on with my entry-level stuff?

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Anonymous Mon Feb 28 15:22:14 2011 No.1591988 [Reply] [Original]

Where should I start with David Foster Wallace?

I hear he's quite difficult to read. Has anyone got any experience with his stuff? Has anyone here read Infinite Jest? Is it worth an entry-level reader's time or should I 'build up' to it and carry on with my entry-level stuff?

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 28 15:23:14 2011 No.1591993 "A Supposedly Fun Thing I Will Never Do Again" - series of essays. Cogent and hilarious.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 28 15:25:14 2011 No.1592000 Just start with Infinite Jest, and if it's too hard or anything, just drop it and try again another time. I'm currently reading Infinite Jest, it's crazy.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 28 15:28:14 2011 No.1592012 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men is hilarious but there are a couple chapters that are a little difficult to get through it was my first (and only so far) David Foster Wallace book and i really enjoyed it

Anonymous Mon Feb 28 16:34:14 2011 No.1592222

If you find infinite Jest to much at the moment try some of his non-fiction it's a lot more accessible.
Was reading consider the Lobster today (collection of his journalism). His review of a Dostoevsky biography got me exited and made me want to read more Dostoevsky and more Wallace.
As I said if you can't get into the Infinite Jest try this and go back to Infinite Jest at a later date.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 28 16:37:14 2011 No.1592236 Nonfiction

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