NP - Infinite Jest

Robin Landseadel robinlandseadel at comcast.net
Wed Sep 23 14:33:21 CDT 2009


On Sep 23, 2009, at 12:25 PM, kelber at mindspring.com wrote:

> I've been lurking more than posting lately, but I agree with whoever  
> said that ATD's size allowed Pynchon to make up for the IV-like  
> flaws contained therein (i.e. less subtext, more on-the-nose  
> writing) with sparks of layered insight and good writing.  But it  
> did contain that strong candidate for his Worst Sentence Ever:   
> "Reader, she bit him."

Ladies and Gentlemen—I do believe we have a winner!





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