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Should You Read Infinite Jest?


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Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace is one of the most controversial books of the last 50 years...but why?
Some people call Infinite Jest a masterpiece, while other claim that David Foster Wallace is a talentless hack.
Today on the Life on Books podcast, we tackle this all things Infinite Jest, what we like about the book, why so many people have such strong opinions about it, and we answer the question: should you read it?
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Books mentioned in this episode
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
https://amzn.to/3OIyo1m
Or
https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316...
The Tunnel by William H. Gass
The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano
https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312...
Or
https://amzn.to/3ZCszIO
The Invented Part by Rodrigo Fresan
https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940...
Or
https://amzn.to/4fWCuyE
Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell
https://amzn.to/3BmiBlH
Or
https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780544...
At Night He Lifts Weights by Kang Young-sook
https://amzn.to/4iwe6pm
Or
https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781945...
Rina by Kang Young-sook
https://amzn.to/3Bzxa5h
Or
https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781960...
The Broom of the System by David Foster Wallace
https://amzn.to/41xr3JA
Or
https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143...
Girl with Curious Hair by David Foster Wallace
https://amzn.to/3ZOKagP
Or
https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780393...
V by Thomas Pynchon
https://amzn.to/3DgUZzC
Or
https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780060...
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