It is an exuberant, uniquely american exploration of the passions that make us human and one of those rare books that renew the idea of what a novel can do. Endnotes, the first one, infinite jest according to audible released 042012 that. By turns descriptive and digressive, definitive and satiric, the. Why i cannot recommend the infinite jest audio book infinite jest. David foster wallaces infinite jest is an audiobook, minus endnotes audio. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. Its not a stretch or very original to call infinite jest the defining work of the 1990s. Those endnotes signal an amazing attention to detail and a curious insecurity at the same time. I cant recommend the purchase of the what at first appears to be the amazing ive heard good things about the audio.
Infinite jest audiobook endnotes on the way infinite jest readers might recall some of the concerns and criticisms last month about the. With endnotes added, the infinite jest audiobook nears 70 hours. Thats okaythis is 23 times the length of an average audiobook, and im not opposed to paying a corresponding amount. 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. What its like to record the audiobook version of infinite. I see characters as figures on a spreadsheet, like a, b, c, and so on. Infinite jest is filled with tons of ideas and tons of characters. The endnotes arent included in the audio and i can see why the publisher omitted them out. Infinite jest by david foster wallace the millions. Buy infinite jest book online at low prices in india.
Later, the audiobook publishing company hired the narrator back to just read the footnotes, which you need to buy as a separate title. Infinite jest audiobook david foster wallace audible. I bought the audiobook but i also bought the kindle version to help with the. Equal parts philosophical quest and screwball comedy, infinite jest bends every rule of fiction without sacrificing for a moment its own entertainment value. 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. David foster wallaces infinite jest is an audiobook, minus endnotes audio by andres jauregui on march 27, hachette audio released david foster wallaces magnum opus infinite jest most of it, at least as a 56hourlong audiobook. The novel infinite jest is the story of this addictive entertainment, and in particular how it affects a boston halfway. Infinite jest is a 1996 novel by american writer david foster wallace. Why i cannot recommend the infinite jest audio book. Astonishingly, thats not even half as long as the longest book pratt. These are the endnotes to david foster wallaces infinite jest, a gargantuan, mindaltering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in america. The procedure closely echoes an entire section in infinite jest in. Otherwise, what i recommend is when you finish the book, go and read aaron.
When you buy the audio edition of ij, you get the novel sans footnotes. Buy infinite jest book online at best prices in india on. David foster wallaces infinite jest is an audiobook, minus. In infinite jest, the footnotes seem at first to function solely as. Twentyfour hours watching the berlin theatrical adaptation of david foster wallaces magnum opus. In infinite jest, the characters actions are so bizarre that you cant forget where you left off.
These refer to the novels endnotes a device well known to fans of infinite jest. A footnote or endnote drags you out of that trance and forces you to break the. The audiobook community audibly mourns the passing of one of its giants. David foster wallaces infinite jest is an audiobook. Aaron wiener for slate on attending a 24hour long play in berlin based on. Infinite jest audiobook endnotes on the way infinite jest the.
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