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Ronald Pagan · 02-06-2009, 07:57 AM

Ronald Pagan of the Cart-drawn Mountebanks is proud to select with his 5th? pick in the American Literature category:

Infinite Jest

by

David Foster Wallace

Wallace is regarded as one of great American writers and Inifinite Jest is his seminal work. On the surface, the book tells the story of a tennis virtuoso coping with an insane family, addiction to marijuana, and the tribulations of being alone. The grand narrative is an obtrusive exposition of life's tragedies told through a sympathetic, cynical and comedic narrator. Wallace provides that voice and is the undistisbuted star of the novel.

What really distinguishes this novel is the character of the prose. The sometimes blinding speed of characters' paranoia and melded with the crafty, impressive structure of the sentences and words. Wallace does this without pretension or removing its accessibility. As a result this book is a true stamp on the style of our times of which it was written and will be studied hundreds of years from now on its style, composition and depth.

Amazing story, even more amazing style. Don't be dissuaded by the book's length, it is WELL worth the read.

02-06-2009, 07:57 AM	#572
Ronald Pagan Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: In the Sin Bin Exp:	Ronald Pagan of the Cart-drawn Mountebanks is proud to select with his 5th? pick in the American Literature category: Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace Wallace is regarded as one of great American writers and Inifinite Jest is his seminal work. On the surface, the book tells the story of a tennis virtuoso coping with an insane family, addiction to marijuana, and the tribulations of being alone. The grand narrative is an obtrusive exposition of life's tragedies told through a sympathetic, cynical and comedic narrator. Wallace provides that voice and is the undistisbuted star of the novel. What really distinguishes this novel is the character of the prose. The sometimes blinding speed of characters' paranoia and melded with the crafty, impressive structure of the sentences and words. Wallace does this without pretension or removing its accessibility. As a result this book is a true stamp on the style of our times of which it was written and will be studied hundreds of years from now on its style, composition and depth. Amazing story, even more amazing style. Don't be dissuaded by the book's length, it is WELL worth the read.