Why is /lit/ obsessed with Infinite Jest, and David Foster Wallace?

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2016-06-26 22:08:23 Post No. 572238
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Anonymous 2016-06-26 22:08:23 Post No. 572238 [Report]

Why is /lit/ obsessed with Infinite Jest, and David Foster Wallace? Is the book even good? Or is it all just nu-male wankery?

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Anonymous 2016-06-26 22:11:59 Post No.572240
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Anonymous 2016-06-26 22:11:59 Post No.572240 [Report]

>>572238
>nu-male wankery
You probably shouldn't be talking about literature if you use phrases like this.

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Anonymous 2016-06-26 22:15:09 Post No.572243
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Anonymous 2016-06-26 22:15:09 Post No.572243 [Report]

>>572238
Yeah, it's great. I'd tell you to read it but you probably shouldn't waste your time.

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Anonymous 2016-06-26 23:26:17 Post No.572277
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Anonymous 2016-06-26 23:26:17 Post No.572277 [Report]

>nu-male
>David "my only purpose on earth is to 'put my penis in as many vaginas as possible'" Foster Wallace

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Anonymous 2016-06-27 00:31:08 Post No.572318
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Anonymous 2016-06-27 00:31:08 Post No.572318 [Report]

>>572238
>nu-male wankery
most literature of the Western Canon isn't
>>572277
this

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Anonymous 2016-06-27 00:39:35 Post No.572329
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Anonymous 2016-06-27 00:39:35 Post No.572329 [Report]

>>572238
>nu-male wankery
you don't read books so I'd give it a miss

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Anonymous 2016-06-27 02:25:10 Post No.572386
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Why does /mu/ obsess over ITAOTS?

Why does /tv/ obsess over Drive?

pic related, MEMES

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Anonymous 2016-06-27 03:57:15 Post No.572449
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Anonymous 2016-06-27 03:57:15 Post No.572449 [Report]

I remember being told that it's a tradition on /lit/ to ironically reread Infinite Jest every year.