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« Reply #15 on: May 02, 2011, 02:05:49 PM » |
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"You know I'll come if you insist," he said. "But please don't. I'm deep into something long, and it's hard for me to get back into it when I'm pulled away." (||) |
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Are you serious, Fork?
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« Reply #16 on: May 02, 2011, 02:16:02 PM » |
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I read the intro just to get started. I'm almost done reading about Gil's hero. Can't wait. |
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« Reply #17 on: May 02, 2011, 03:48:57 PM » |
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I'm almost done reading about Gil's hero. [SKO]Bin Laden?[/SKO] |
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"Then we can find out that Rizzo is Italian for Adam LaRoche which is French for average first baseman who will play for 8 teams before he retires."
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« Reply #18 on: May 03, 2011, 09:18:49 AM » |
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So Claude is basically DFW, right? I've only finished chapter 2 but they seem to share a lot of the same obsessions/fixations based on what I've read about Wallace. I can see that the stream of consciousness writing may annoy some but I really enjoy it. The dude has a knack for describing the mundane. As someone who deals with incredibly boring tax jargon for a living I can't believe he actually CHOSE to spend time taking accounting and tax classes so the 12 readers who cared about this stuff would validate for authenticity.
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« Reply #19 on: May 03, 2011, 10:59:09 AM » |
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So Claude is basically DFW, right? I've only finished chapter 2 but they seem to share a lot of the same obsessions/fixations based on what I've read about Wallace. I can see that the stream of consciousness writing may annoy some but I really enjoy it. The dude has a knack for describing the mundane. As someone who deals with incredibly boring tax jargon for a living I can't believe he actually CHOSE to spend time taking accounting and tax classes so the 12 readers who cared about this stuff would validate for authenticity.
Maybe. This thing gets weird when DFW actually talks to the reader. Just wait. |
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« Reply #20 on: May 03, 2011, 11:00:51 AM » |
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So Claude is basically DFW, right? I've only finished chapter 2 but they seem to share a lot of the same obsessions/fixations based on what I've read about Wallace. I can see that the stream of consciousness writing may annoy some but I really enjoy it. The dude has a knack for describing the mundane. As someone who deals with incredibly boring tax jargon for a living I can't believe he actually CHOSE to spend time taking accounting and tax classes so the 12 readers who cared about this stuff would validate for authenticity.
Maybe. This thing gets weird when DFW actually talks to the reader. Just wait.  |
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"I use exit numbers because they tell me how many miles are left since they're based off of the molested"
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« Reply #21 on: May 09, 2011, 03:52:09 PM » |
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So Claude is basically DFW, right? I've only finished chapter 2 but they seem to share a lot of the same obsessions/fixations based on what I've read about Wallace. I can see that the stream of consciousness writing may annoy some but I really enjoy it. The dude has a knack for describing the mundane. As someone who deals with incredibly boring tax jargon for a living I can't believe he actually CHOSE to spend time taking accounting and tax classes so the 12 readers who cared about this stuff would validate for authenticity.
Maybe. This thing gets weird when DFW actually talks to the reader. Just wait. I actually had to go to wikipedia to make sure Wallace did not actually work for the IRS, and that the author's note was also fiction. That was a really enjoyable chapter. But my favorite so far has been the one about Leonard Stecyk being the most insufferable kid on the face of the planet. Hilarious stuff. |
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« Reply #22 on: May 09, 2011, 04:42:41 PM » |
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So Claude is basically DFW, right? I've only finished chapter 2 but they seem to share a lot of the same obsessions/fixations based on what I've read about Wallace. I can see that the stream of consciousness writing may annoy some but I really enjoy it. The dude has a knack for describing the mundane. As someone who deals with incredibly boring tax jargon for a living I can't believe he actually CHOSE to spend time taking accounting and tax classes so the 12 readers who cared about this stuff would validate for authenticity.
Maybe. This thing gets weird when DFW actually talks to the reader. Just wait. I actually had to go to wikipedia to make sure Wallace did not actually work for the IRS, and that the author's note was also fiction. That was a really enjoyable chapter. But my favorite so far has been the one about Leonard Stecyk being the most insufferable kid on the face of the planet. Hilarious stuff. The way he writes that chapter...God damn. There are times when you feel sorry for the kid and then you realize he's just insufferable. Fantastic. |
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« Reply #23 on: May 09, 2011, 06:52:46 PM » |
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About to get started on it, finally. Very excited.
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« Reply #24 on: May 09, 2011, 06:58:29 PM » |
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About to get started on it, finally. Very excited.
I just picked it up from the store. Better be good. |
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« Reply #25 on: May 10, 2011, 04:34:44 AM » |
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About to get started on it, finally. Very excited.
I just picked it up from the store. Better be good. You can read? |
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Your toilet's broken, Dave, but I fixed it.
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« Reply #26 on: May 10, 2011, 07:27:03 AM » |
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About to get started on it, finally. Very excited.
I just picked it up from the store. Better be good. You can read? He gets the book on tape and plays it in this:  |
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« Reply #27 on: May 10, 2011, 08:08:27 AM » |
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About to get started on it, finally. Very excited.
I just picked it up from the store. Better be good. You can read? No.... This isn't a pictutebook? |
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« Reply #28 on: May 10, 2011, 08:14:19 AM » |
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About to get started on it, finally. Very excited.
I just picked it up from the store. Better be good. You can read? No.... This isn't a pictutebook? You can't write? |
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Your toilet's broken, Dave, but I fixed it.
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« Reply #29 on: May 11, 2011, 09:44:54 PM » |
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And it strikes me I've definitely seen that argyle sweater-vest before.... I'm in this book? |
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