How much of "Infinite Jest" do you have to read before it conceals into any resemblance of a story?
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I'm a fan of the book, but I would not suggest trying to read it for story. There's one there, but it's not really the point.
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I've started and stopped the book a few times. I can't get into it. What am I missing?
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I enjoy its diction, prose, structure, and allegory. It's pretty abstruse, though, for sure.
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“the cracks in the venetian blinds that ooze the violet nonlight of a night with snow and just a hook of moon”
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I wonder of all the otherthings I'll miss while investing in it.
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Yeah, I'm very familiar with that particular neurosis. That's… uh, sorta why I left Apple. ;)