Infinite Jest

[RICHARD ROMEO]

I know I've been accused of being a DF Wallace basher, and I

haven't read IJ yet--but has it occured to anyone else that

placing at the core of such a mammoth undertaking an already

perfectly exemplified conceit--Monty Python's "Killer Joke" skit--

might strike someone as, uh, slightly less than original?



--

Paul Di Filippo/2 Poplar St./Providence, RI 02906/401-751-0139

What is the sound of one air guitar playing?





Paul-



DFW takes from many in IJ-however I find his writing exciting and 
original-I don't know (being half way through) what the "center" of the 
book is.  Is the rocket the 'center'  of GR knowing the range of subjects 
and ideas  it encompasses?  I think if you attempt IJ you won't regret 
it.  

As I've told a friend the big difference b/w IJ and GR for me seems to be 
the lack of a "cosmic doom" so laden in GR.  There is despair in IJ, it's 
just so much more personal.



 On another note to accuse Pynchon of being the UB based on writing 
samples seems to me to be the stupidest thing I've ever heard.



Rich

NYC