RECLAIMING DAVID FOSTER WALLACE FROM THE LIT-BROS

[Johnny Marr]

As the lithub article points out, it's not actually that difficult to read
(although I did slightly glaze over whilst reading some of the
pharmaceutical material).

On Thursday, August 20, 2015, Jacob Carey <aristotle114 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I read it, I didn't know that people lied about it. So weird.
>
> On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 12:23 PM, Johnny Marr <marrja at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','marrja at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>> I have read Infinite Jest. I once mentioned this in passing to my
>> girlfriend, who instantly accused me of "posturing".
>>
>> THIS IS A GAME NOBODY CAN WIN.
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, August 20, 2015, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','against.the.dave at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>
>>> HAS ANYONE ACTUALLY READ INFINITE JEST?
>>>
>>> http://lithub.com/reclaiming-david-foster-wallace-from-the-lit-bros/
>>>
>>> Why Literary Chauvinists Love David Foster Wallace
>>>
>>>
>>> http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/08/david-foster-wallace-beloved-author-of-bros.html
>>> -
>>> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
>>>
>>
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