[Boards: 3 / a / aco / adv / an / asp / b / biz / c / cgl / ck / cm / co / d / diy / e / fa / fit / g / gd / gif / h / hc / his / hm / hr / i / ic / int / jp / k / lgbt / lit / m / mlp / mu / n / news / o / out / p / po / pol / qa / r / r9k / s / s4s / sci / soc / sp / t / tg / toy / trash / trv / tv / u / v / vg / vp / vr / w / wg / wsg / wsr / x / y ] [Home]
4chanarchives logo
Finishing Infinite Jest
Images are sometimes not shown due to bandwidth/network limitations. Refreshing the page usually helps.

You are currently reading a thread in /lit/ - Literature

Thread replies: 9
Thread images: 1
File: goodreads_510x2373.jpg (32 KB, 612x380) Image search: [Google]
goodreads_510x2373.jpg
32 KB, 612x380
Just finished pic related.

I think it may be my new favorite book (non ironically)

When I finished it I felt relief for a brief moment and then found myself flicking to my bookmarked favorite passages.

What did you feel once you finished it?

How do I process it?
>>
It's been sitting on my bookshelf for a couple weeks now. I am too intimidated by its size to actually start it.
>>
that you should kill yourself
>>
>>8207026
I read it on and off for about 8 months, with other books interluding sporadic intense reads. Made for an interesting experience of it.
>>
>>8207008

Nothing.
>>
I got halfway through it over the course of a couple months or so and now it's been weeks since I've made any real progress. This happens with every book I pick up, no matter how engaging.
>>
I recently read it as well. After the first three or four hundred pages I knew I didn't care for it but felt that I should finish it. When I did finish it, after a week or so, I felt relief, and immediately moved on to something else.
>>
>>8207039

You've ruined your neuronal warp and web by spending too much time interacting with screens during critical stages of development. You will probably never have the focus or attention necessary to read and understand very many books.
>>
>>8207048
Admittedly it wasn't the easiest book to finish and it was trying many times, but ultimately rewarding imo. Got either Ulysses, Hyperion or Blood Meridian lined up next. Unsure which to choose though.
Thread replies: 9
Thread images: 1

banner
banner
[Boards: 3 / a / aco / adv / an / asp / b / biz / c / cgl / ck / cm / co / d / diy / e / fa / fit / g / gd / gif / h / hc / his / hm / hr / i / ic / int / jp / k / lgbt / lit / m / mlp / mu / n / news / o / out / p / po / pol / qa / r / r9k / s / s4s / sci / soc / sp / t / tg / toy / trash / trv / tv / u / v / vg / vp / vr / w / wg / wsg / wsr / x / y] [Home]

All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective parties. Images uploaded are the responsibility of the Poster. Comments are owned by the Poster.
If a post contains personal/copyrighted/illegal content you can contact me at [email protected] with that post and thread number and it will be removed as soon as possible.
DMCA Content Takedown via dmca.com
All images are hosted on imgur.com, send takedown notices to them.
This is a 4chan archive - all of the content originated from them. If you need IP information for a Poster - you need to contact them. This website shows only archived content.