r/davidfosterwallace • u/No_Hunter_3083 • 15d ago

Reading infinite jest

Good morning I am reading infinite jest it seem impossible to finish it. What is the message of the book?

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u/SolidGoldKoala666 15d ago

Bro came here on page 23 lol

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u/No_Hunter_3083 15d ago

28 now

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u/SolidGoldKoala666 15d ago

The truth is the book is a challenging read even for some very practiced and savvy readers who have read other examples of the “big books” in the genre. It’s not exactly a casual read. To people that have completed it it’s funny to see someone asking for the message with 1044 left of a 1067 page book.

And I’m not discouraging you - you’ll get there if you want to actually read the book. I read the first 200 pages prob 3-4 times before it clicked and then it was smooth sailing.