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Old 12.22.2014, 08:40 PM   #3670
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Originally Posted by dead_battery
yes, it is!

http://rsbakker.wordpress.com/2011/1...infinite-jest/

really interesting review of infinite jest which explains why you and symbol mans first reaction might be the most sensible one.

reading that article i realized the "first world problems" thing. I AM NOT THE IN-GROUP. and when they don't transcend their in-group, or just rehash the same ideologies, i am out.

in this case, while i live in america, i do not share the preoccupations or cultural touchstones of the american middle class.

so, i can only connect w/ the stuff that reaches beyond those confines.

anyway i tried again w/ infinite jest and went 2 pages more w/ the hal incandenza interview.

as a consolation i went to my storage and dug out some old books. i might reread "lazarillo de tormes" just for shits & giggles. that book is such a classic-- nearly 500 years old and it will still give me belly laughs.
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