YES!! Ignore those saying no. However, I agree with Melinda Miller. Go through it slowly, and yes, actually read the footnotes/end notes. It took me 6 months to get through it (you can’t read binge-read this one), but it’s definitely worth it.
Don’t be surprised when you finally finish, that you want even more DFW. Read the rest of his work too….
yes (I haven’t read it myself yet but I intend to) 😉
I tried but just couldn’t get into it!
I will adore that book beyond the end of days. For your first read, I would advise to stay in the moment rather than worry about the story itself.
Nope
Me either!
Nope.
Yes. Very very slowly.
YES!! Ignore those saying no. However, I agree with Melinda Miller. Go through it slowly, and yes, actually read the footnotes/end notes. It took me 6 months to get through it (you can’t read binge-read this one), but it’s definitely worth it.
Don’t be surprised when you finally finish, that you want even more DFW. Read the rest of his work too….
Absolutely not…but some of his other works are fantastic.
The Jest is on you spinning your wheels months on end to finish that mess.