DFW washed up?

[jd]

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/27769

I was unimpressed with IJ if only because of how self-impressed it
was.  I agree with Rich - though there are parts that are quite good,
I don't think it will stand the test of time.  Ultimately, it's
gimmicky.

On 9/7/06, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
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> though I liked IJ when I read it, the book seems rather quaint nowadays and
> out of date already, imho
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> his attempts at tackling the 9/11 story in Oblivion I thought embarrassing
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> rich
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> On 9/7/06, Otto <ottosell at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > "At first, I called it Infinite Pest, but once I fell into its groove
> > about 75 pages in, I was tickled by its plot shuffling, its endlessly
> > inventive endnotes, its penchant for detail, and its gleeful sense of
> > the absurd."
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> > Ok, one fine day DFW gets another chance.
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> > 2006/9/6, Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com >:
> > > Link provided by the blog 'Conversational Reading'
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> > > http://www.edrants.com/?p=4150
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