Comments for Infinite Summer

Comment on Mission Improbable by Pemulis' Yachting Cap

Pemulis' Yachting Cap — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:33:29 +0000

Ooh, I’m thinking maybe Gately’s ginormous head has to do with some plot connection I’m missing.

Comment on I Got This Fire In My Heart, Won’t Let Me Sleep, Can’t Concentrate… by Pemulis' Yachting Cap

Pemulis' Yachting Cap — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:13:37 +0000

Nucks is a shortened form of Canucks which is a slang (derogatory? I’m not sure) form of describing Canadians.

Comment on Summer’s End Roundtable, Part III by Pemulis' Yachting Cap

Pemulis' Yachting Cap — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:41:45 +0000

I just realized that Mario reminds me a bit of Owen Meany! Anyone ever read that book? Ten times better than the movie, mind you.

Comment on Summer’s End Roundtable, Part III by Pemulis' Yachting Cap

Pemulis' Yachting Cap — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:07:23 +0000

I’m finished! I’d started last summer with all of you and stopped around pg. 300 – had a friend who died of a drug overdose and couldn’t bear to read through anything about addiction or drugs or even tennis players taking drugs. Cut to a year later and I’ve dusted off the book and decided to finish. I have to say it’s a lot more grotesque at parts than I can handle. When Hal describes walking in to find Himself (can we ever use microwaves again?), when Stice’s forehead is stuck to the glass and he gets demapped (I did not find this funny, I found it horrifying) and obviously the last flashback of Gately’s. Does anyone know if Chuch Palahniuk (Fight Club, etc) has read DFW? It sure seems like they influence each other re: grotesque-nightmare-factor. I’m not sure I see how Orin could have been smart enough to know the affect of the Entertainment and dug it up from JOI’s grave but not been smart enough to know who the AFR guys were or to know the Steeply profile was a scam…

I love the little things…like realizing the Yushityu = “You shit you” . I love the phrase “the howling fantods”. I love Pemulis.

I was completely frustrated that two major events – Eschaton and Gately getting shot – happen and then we’re slogging through 200+ pages before we get to know the punishment/outcome of Eschaton and whether or not Gately is even alive.

It makes me extremely sad to read any of the addiction/suicidal/anhedonia parts and think about the author.

I was amazed at all the tech stuff he mentioned that was not to my knowledge around in 1996. For instance Netflix-instant-watch type stuff. Everyone in the tech world owes him royalties. However, it’s also funny that the most tech stuff w/r/t music is the Walkman. Maybe he wasn’t a big fan of music, or it just didn’t relate to the story enough to develop new tech for it?

Next up: well, I’m gonna have to read all his other novels and essays. What a genius.

Comment on Infinite Index by Tao Joannes

Tao Joannes — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:56:46 +0000

So, are we doing it again this summer as an official thing? I’ve got some friends that are down for the cause, but we need guides, and, uh, people to talk about it for us.

Twitter is abuzz with the effort.

Comment on Infinite Summery – Week 1 by Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment « Shambles: Summer of Infinite Jestation

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:44:22 +0000

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Comment on Index by Clicklist: Green with iPhone envy | green LA girl

Clicklist: Green with iPhone envy | green LA girl — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:26:03 +0000

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Comment on Infinite Index by Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:16:04 +0000

Thanks, Matthew. I was keeping pace with y’all last year up until August, when I had to take a break for life events. I just finished up in April 2010. Reading the posts and comment threads was really helpful as I went along. Would have loved the index, so I’m glad it’s up now for future readers.

Comment on About by Whatchya reading? « Naptime Writing

Whatchya reading? « Naptime Writing — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:50:18 +0000

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Comment on Acknowledgements by Peer

Peer — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:46:45 +0000

Thanks for the link. I will check it out.
I was just hoping for some announcements here – Matthew and I seem to have a similar taste in books (thanks to him I learned about Cloud Atlas, Oracle night, House of leaves…) and then its nice to read his take on the book.