Comments on: The Community

By: margeaux

margeaux — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:11:50 +0000

I’m! So! Glad! I’m! Not! Alone!

I started reading Infinte Jest when I heard news of Foster Wallace’s death, erm, in March. I’m on page 168 (+ end notes). It’s…tough. but I’m so totally enjoying the challenge, you know?

By: Girl Detective

Girl Detective — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:28:12 +0000

I've owned it for ten years, and my husband read it finally last year. He's going to read it again, and I'm in for the first time. We bought another used copy so we now have his n hers IJs. I'll be blogging about it at Girl Detective

By: banaldrivel

banaldrivel — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:09:42 +0000

OK, Snarky Amber at Mamapop.com raves about DFW. I never heard of him until after his death. My daughter’s summer reading list for pre-k is everything Eric Carle. I thought doing this would balance the summer out for me. Well, maybe tip the scales. I am hoping to spy others on the NYC subway with their dog-eared copies and dual bookmarks. Thanks for organizing!

By: Bobby Miller

Bobby Miller — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:53:11 +0000

I’m in!
TheBobbyMiller.com

By: elizabeth wrightman

elizabeth wrightman — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:26:01 +0000

started it last night. so far, Holden Caulfield crossed with Dickens (a lot easier than Ulysses)

By: jamarleo

jamarleo — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:02:43 +0000

Sorry- that was rude. I lost a job with an opera company because I confessed to have never read IJ- so I’m a bit bitter.

Of course, it may have been that I was unqualfied

By: Christina A.

Christina A. — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:38:01 +0000

I wandered into a bookstore two days ago and without having premeditated it plunked down a 20 for the book, deciding then and there that I would finally read it. I was somehow _drawn_ to the book. Late that night I read in a weekly newspaper about this group!

Synchronicity! Karma-phala! Infinite Sumkarmicity!

By: Two Girls, One Site

Two Girls, One Site — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:09:37 +0000

We’re down. Or at least Kelly is. Kristina might be illiterate, it’s hard to tell.

Two Girls, One Site. That’s shooting the shit. Not eating it.

By: Perversion

Perversion — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:19:12 +0000

Yeah…not a bibliophile by any stretch…I’ve not read in ages. Don’t keep up with current goings-on in the world of contemporary literature, but I’d heard about this after the author’s death, and buried it in the back of my consciousness. Pulled out the title recently, found this site, bought the book today, and am onboard to go through with this thing.

If I’m allowed to double/triple/quadruple post at the message board I frequent (I don’t blog), I’ll be posting random thoughts throughout. It’s a community devoted to the Playstation 1/Playstation 2 RPG Maker games. Lots of literate, college-educated folks there (who have a firm grasp on the English language), so please make no assumptions just because it’s a website devoted mainly to video games.

Also, I’m scared.

By: Jim H.

Jim H. — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:46:53 +0000

Think I'll give it a try. I've posted about it (and probably will continue to do so) at . Best, Jim H.