Infinite jest hawaii state public library system overdrive. These are the endnotes to david foster wallaces infinite jest, a gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america. In intimate and eloquent interviews, including the last he gave before his suicide, the writer hailed by a. A gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america set in an addicts halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwedup family to come along in recent fiction, infinite jest explores essential questions about what entertainment is and why it. Infinite jest ebook written by david foster wallace. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read infinite jest. Audiobook hd audio david foster wallace infinite jest 17. Infinite jest is a novel about the narcotic power of languagea power so overwhelming that wallace has to shred narrative into tiny strips to keep it under control.
A gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america set in an addicts halfway house and a. Part i with a foreword by dave eggers audiobook by david foster wallace. Imma throw a few readings of infinite jest at you and see what you think. The novel is widely noted for its unconventional narrative structure and its experimental use of endnotes there are 388 endnotes, some with footnotes of their own.
Infinite jest by david foster wallace turns 20 today, and im still confused by it all these years later. If youre thinking about getting the audio version of infinite jest, there are few. The audiobook i listened to this month was infinite jest by david foster wallace. Infinite jest north carolina digital library overdrive. Also, the audio book doesnt include the endnotes and its just not ij without the notes. Infinite jest is a gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america. A writer of virtuostic talents who can seemingly do anything new york times wallace is a superb comedian of culture. Would you consider the audio edition of infinite jest. Listen to infinite jest by david foster wallace available from rakuten kobo. Its not really that good of an audio book to listen to and the narration was too slow for me so i ended up reading the whole thing on my own after maybe a hundred pages in. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Infinite jest great river regional library overdrive. Infinite jest by david foster wallace overdrive rakuten. Infinite jest audiobook by david foster wallace, read by.
What its like to record the audiobook version of infinite jest. Set in an addicts halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwedup family to come along in recent fiction, infinite jest explores essential questions about what entertainment is and why it has come to so dominate our lives. Infinite jest audiobook david foster wallace audible. A gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america set in an addicts halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwedup family to come along in recent fiction, infinite jest explores essential questions about what entertainment is and why it has come to so dominate our lives.
Why i cannot recommend the infinite jest audio book infinite jest i guess this is a first for me and ill get straight to the point. I cant recommend the purchase of the what at first appears to be the amazing ive heard good things about the audio. Would you recommend listening to david foster wallaces, the. Ive seldom been more engrossed in a novel, and more willing to put in the time of. Like most big works by important authors, the novel has never lacked for admirers. It has been categorized as an encyclopedic novel and made time magazines list of the 100 best englishlanguage novels published between 1923 and 2005. David foster wallaces infinite jest is an audiobook, minus endnotes audio by andres jauregui. Listen to infinite jest audiobook by david foster wallace, narrated by sean. Theyre only getting infinite jest preloaded on mp3 players, so it will be worth spending the credits to get that one downloadable.
This performance by sean pratt is really humorous, sad and entertaining. Set in an addicts halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwedup family to come along in recent fiction, the novel explores essential questions about. Why i cannot recommend the infinite jest audio book. David foster wallaces infinite jest is an audiobook. Infinite jest by david foster wallace audiobook 17 youtube. A gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america set in an addicts halfway house and a tennis academy. What goes on inside is just too fast and huge and all interconnected for words to do more than barely sketch the outlines of at most one tiny little part of it at any. David foster wallace king county library system overdrive. David foster wallace on gen x, infinite jest and a life of writing 1996 duration. Infinite jest central arkansas library system overdrive.
Infinite jest the free library of philadelphia overdrive. The novel infinite jest is the story of this addictive entertainment, and in particular how it affects a boston halfway. Infinite jest is the name of a short, experimental film said to be so entertaining that anyone who watches it loses all desire to do anything but watch it. Why i cannot recommend the infinite jest audio book infinite jest. I havent experienced the infinite jest as an audiobook, but if i were to do so, it would be with the pdf end notes, for certain. Scott of the new york times as the best mind of his generation considers the state of modern america, entertainment and discipline, adulthood, literature, and his own inimitable writing st. Absolutely, for the novice to this type of literary fiction, i cannot tell you how many times i have started and given up on the actual book. When you buy the audio edition of ij, you get the novel sans footnotes. I need recommendations for the book that are not too advanced and easy. My library already has the stand on preorder for the audio download, and im first on the hold list so hurray. Part of what makes this publication hard are generous undefined phrases deliberately. Thinking about giving it a shot but dont want to waste the money if its just as. But why are so many insufferable people in love with infinite jest. On audible, there is no option to sort or search audiobooks by price.
The finished product is excellent and well worth a listen, even if its just so you can hear how pratt manages to do it. Infinite jest north central regional library overdrive. Infinite jest greater phoenix digital library overdrive. With this book clocking in at 55 hours, endurance was the name of the game and boy do i need to work on my longevity. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free.
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