Infinite jest

1296 pages

Italian language

Published 2016 by Einaudi.

ISBN:
978-88-06-23247-4
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In un futuro non troppo remoto e che somiglia in modo preoccupante al nostro presente, la merce, l'intrattenimento e la pubblicità hanno ormai occupato anche gli interstizi della vita quotidiana. Il Canada e gli Stati Uniti sono una sola supernazione chiamata ONAN, il Quebec insegue l'indipendenza attraverso il terrorismo, ci si droga per non morire, di noia e disperazione. E un film perduto e misterioso, "Infinite jest", dello scomparso regista James Incandenza, potrebbe diventare un'arma di distruzione di massa...

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If I liked Infinite Jest enough to give it 4 stars, then why did it take me almost 9 months to finish?

Some of this novel is just brilliant, and some of it went off the rails.

What's brilliant? In general, just about everything in the second half: Hal Incandenza at the "Inner Infant" meeting. Ortho Stice (yes, that's his name) stuck to the dormitory window. Don Gately in the hospital. The absurdity of the advertising industry.

I almost got defeated in the middle of the book, wondering how/if the rambling storylines were going to come together. Enough already with Remy Marathe and Hugh/Helen Steeply and the Quebec separatists. Enough with Mario Incandenza's film about the establishment of ONAN (Organization of North American Nations – Canada, US and Mexico), as enacted by puppets. Enough with Eschaton! I admit it…I started skipping text.

This is not a book to pick up …