I just finished Infinite Jest. I'm not really sure what I read or what I think of it yet. Do you guys have any outside sources that would enrich my understanding?
you have to read it again
actually 3 times
then it all falls into place
>>7697850
All you need is Harold Bloom's brief commentary on it. It will all make sense.
>>7697850
You don't have to reread the entire book unless you really liked it, but reread the Year of Glad segment. It'll make much more sense in the context of the rest of the book.
If you didn't "get it" google something like "what happened to Hal at the end of infinite jest" and find one of the pages that explains the hinted-at plot line to you. Otherwise I would think the individual sections should speak for themselves unless you're entirely obtuse.
>>7697850
You're supposed to think it's drivel, but say it's brilliant, so that the jesting can continue on into infinity.
>>7697920
I'm not OP but it's neither drivel nor brilliant. It seems like a failed experiment above everything else. He was just too insecure to accomplish all the things he set out to do with it but it's still interesting enough to read once.
>>7697901
I really liked the book, but I can't really articulate what my takeaway from it is yet. Some friends sent me some articles and I'm about to reread the first chapter. I think I may have tried to read it too fast and missed some important details.
>>7698030
That's probably true, but some of the details don't make sense initially until you see things later on that expand on them or provide a proper context.
