Let me tell you what this book is. It's tediously bloated, and any remotely worthwhile parts are plagiarized from Dostoevsky, or buckled down by its own self indulgence. It's for spineless pseuds who can't make their own decisions about life. It's trash, and so is anyone who praises it.

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Anonymous Wed Jun 29 23:53:45 2016 No.8223439 [Reply] [Original]

Let me tell you what this book is.

It's tediously bloated, and any remotely worthwhile parts are plagiarized from Dostoevsky, or buckled down by its own self indulgence.

It's for spineless pseuds who can't make their own decisions about life.

It's trash, and so is anyone who praises it.

Anonymous Wed Jun 29 23:58:23 2016 No.8223456

>>8223439

There's one thing and one thing only that the mods could do to immensely improve the board, instantly, overnight, and that's facilitate more threads about David Foster Wallace. Create them, nurture the ones that exist, guide the discussions, and make sure they stay on track. If we're here to discuss literature, ultimately, we are here to discuss David Foster Wallace. There is no way for a person to grasp the full implications of Infinite Jest and not realize this. We're talking about the smartest man who ever lived. You must realize this. It's not a joke anymore. We're seeing the world degenerate further and further into chaos, and we're standing by and watching it happen. You want to fix this board? You want to fix the world? You want to fix your life? You need only take one step: read Infinite Jest. There is no substitute for hard work, and that's what Wallace requires of you if you are to understand him. If you are to understand not just him, but the world. We're not talking about escapist literature, fan fiction, genre nonsense. We're talking about saving our lives. We're talking about meditating on God. We're talking about communing with the primary presence. This is not an issue to be treated lightly.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 29 23:58:33 2016 No.8223458 Yes, I know you're trash. Plis to kill yourself.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 30 00:08:47 2016 No.8223490 >>8223439 >plagiarized from Dostoevsky, what parts?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 30 01:02:41 2016 No.8223683 >>8223439 I want so badly for this to be true. I haven't read it yet but from the title and the fans I get the impression that I hate it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 30 13:09:34 2016 No.8225304 >>8223439 >worthwhile parts are plagiarized from Dostoevsky actually it's dostoevsky, shakespeare, gogol, joyce, delillo, and barths

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>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 30 18:39:04 2016 No.8226472 >>8226459 this is from the frank biography, right? dfw also wrote a brief article about it, frank's work i mean. but you probably didn't know that

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 30 18:44:36 2016 No.8226497 >>8226472 I didn't, but I nevertheless find it odd to quote DFW for Dostoevsky.

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