Infinite Jest
A Novel
by David Foster Wallace
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“@AMSchellenberg "End Zone" by DeLillo Also have recommended "Infinite Jest" and "A Fan's Notes," I think. | @mayersteach Good book! (Took me literally six months to read, but: good book!)”
Source →“@AMSchellenberg "End Zone" by DeLillo Also have recommended "Infinite Jest" and "A Fan's Notes," I think. | @mayersteach Good book! (Took me literally six months to read, but: good book!)”
Source →“@AMSchellenberg "End Zone" by DeLillo Also have recommended "Infinite Jest" and "A Fan's Notes," I think. | @mayersteach Good book! (Took me literally six months to read, but: good book!)”
Source →Recommended by 5 notable people, including Nat Eliason and Russell Brand
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Recommended by 9 sources and appears in For Men, Most Recommended Books, and Fiction.
Infinite Jest is the name of a movie said to be so entertaining that anyone who watches it loses all desire to do anything but watch. People die happily, viewing it in endless repetition. The novel Infinite Jest is the story of this addictive entertainment, and in particular how it affects a Boston halfway house for recovering addicts and a nearby ...
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“@AMSchellenberg "End Zone" by DeLillo Also have recommended "Infinite Jest" and "A Fan's Notes," I think. | @mayersteach Good book! (Took me literally six months to read, but: good book!)”
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