2009

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Elsewhere Jest
Roundup
06.28.09 | Permalink | 33 Comments

The National Post’s Afterword interviewed Matthew Baldwin about the genesis of Infinite Summer. At A Supposedly Fun Blog, several writers (including Erza Klein of the Washington Post) have assembled to blog their reading of Infinite Jest. They join Infinite Zombies, which has been doing so for the last two weeks. Sonja describes her reading methodology. […]
Summaries
Infinite Summery – Week 1
06.27.09 | Permalink | 47 Comments

Milestone Reached: Page 73 (7%) Chapters Read: Chapter Beginning Page Synopsis YEAR OF GLAD 3 Hal interviews at the University of Arizona; in a flashback, Hal eats mold as a child. YEAR OF THE DEPEND ADULT UNDERGARMENT 17 Erdedy awaits a delivery of pot. 1 APRIL — YEAR OF THE TUCKS MEDICATED PAD 27 Hal […]
Guests
Marcus Sakey: Decoding Infinite Jest; or, Don’t
06.26.09 | Permalink | 33 Comments

Marcus Sakey is the award-winning author of Good People, The Blade Itself: A Novel, and At the City’s Edge, all of which are in development as feature films. His new novel, The Amateurs, comes out August 6th. His website features excerpts, contests, and tips for writers. I picked up IJ the same way I imagine […]
Avery Edison
Poochie
06.25.09 | Permalink | 15 Comments

The Guides have begun reading, but won’t begin commentary until the 29th. This week they will use this space to introduce themselves. Feel free to do likewise, in the comments or in the forums. “He was forty, and she was twenty. Big age difference. Especially at that age. But they had a baby, and she […]
Kevin Guilfoile
Fiction’s Dirty Little Secret
06.24.09 | Permalink | 39 Comments

The Guides have begun reading, but won’t begin commentary until the 29th. This week they will use this space to introduce themselves. Feel free to do likewise, in the comments or in the forums. When I was in college a novelist I admired made an appearance at my school and I was asked to introduce […]
Eden M. Kennedy
How Did I Get Here?
06.23.09 | Permalink | 16 Comments

The Guides have begun reading, but won’t begin commentary until the 29th. This week they will use this space to introduce themselves. Feel free to do likewise, in the comments or in the forums. Way back awhile ago, Matthew e-mailed me and said, I’m thinking of doing this thing, would you like to do it, […]
Matthew Baldwin
Mountaineering
06.22.09 | Permalink | 29 Comments

The Guides have begun reading, but won’t begin commentary until the 29th. This week they will use this space to introduce themselves. Feel free to do likewise, in the comments or in the forums. I don’t know why I own Infinite Jest. Well, let me clarify. I know the reason I own it: it is, […]