Infinite Jest

Well, it seems that a small corner of the internet has banded together to read David Foster Wallace's masterpiece Infinitie Jest. Seeing as it clocks in at 981 pages, the communal aspect of this undertaking is appealing. Therefore, I'll be joining in. I've always wanted to join a book club, and this seems to be perfect: all the positive elements (help w/discussions, positive reinforcements) without the negative (don't have to schelp to the meeting in the perpetual rain that is Boston lately). And, I just happen to be in between books at the moment. The good folks over at Infinite Summer are my partners in crime, so check in from time to time over there to see how things are going. Perhaps I'll include some tidbits here...if you want a little insight into David Foster Wallace (DFW), check out his commencement speech, "This is Water," to Kenyon College from a few years back...apparently it's not online anymore, as a publisher has printed a copy of it.