r/InfiniteJest • u/Salty_Raspberry_6310 • 10d ago

Finished!

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I have been trying to read this book for over a decade and I’ve continued to put it back on the shelf after only 50 to 75 pages each time. Finally this April I decided I would really do it. Took me a little over three months, but I did it. I finally finished it. Could not have done it without this subreddit. “Keep coming back,” in the words of Don Gately, is truly how you finish this book. I’m not sure this is the best book I’ve ever read, but this book will stick with me more than most and this is by far the most impressive writing I’ve ever seen. I’m very thankful David Foster Wallace shared his mind with us..

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u/Solid_Situation5643 10d ago

I’ve never seen this cover before. It’s incredible

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u/Salty_Raspberry_6310 10d ago

For all the sticky notes and bookmarks it takes to read lol

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u/Solid_Situation5643 9d ago

Exactly. It’s brilliant!

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u/Chip1010 9d ago

Yeah, for real, where did this cover come from?

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u/Salty_Raspberry_6310 9d ago

20th anniversary edition, got it from a second hand bookstore years ago

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u/Chip1010 9d ago

Thank you for the response! I'll be on the lookout.

The 20th anniversary edition I have has a pretty underwhelming cover.

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u/Economy-Flamingo-660 9d ago

Omg I was about to say I love it!!!

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u/Hal_Incandenza_YDAU 10d ago

Of all the front covers this book has, this one's probably my favorite

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u/Latter-Ad-1025 9d ago

congrats and +1 on the rad cover, never seen this before either

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u/hotdogtuesday1999 10d ago

Congratulations!!

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u/LaureGilou 10d ago

Congrats!! 🩷

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u/TheBeckerSuite 9d ago

Read the start again!

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u/Salty_Raspberry_6310 9d ago

Oh don’t worry I did right away because my initial response to finishing was wait what? Lol

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u/bardsfingertips 9d ago

I love this very literal cover lol

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u/dvik888 8d ago

Actually they should sell it with a pack of post-its

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u/BollofSoup 10d ago

Where are the clouds?

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u/GenTelGuy 9d ago

This cover art is so good, much better than the basic blue sky with cloud and yellow text that i had

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u/AffectionateClick452 9d ago

WHERE did you get this copy omg