The Infinite Jest Challenge

Elizabeth Azzolini and Aaron Fai, two Ex-Peace Corps Volunteers, read the 1079-page novel by David Foster Wallace in 31 days.

Day 33 – The Challenge continues…

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Written by aaronjoseph

February 20, 2008 at 11:06 pm

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  1. According to news sources, David Foster Wallace hanged himself at his home on September 12, 2008

    David Foster Wallace (1962-2008), Rest in Peace

    fredricktoo

    September 19, 2008 at 6:37 pm

  2. Hi-
    I just bumped into the Challenge. What a relief that I’ll have it going forward. I bought Jest when it was first published, never got around to it, lost it in a move, then repurchased it after DFW’s death. Now I’m all in at page 300 something. It colors my day, I quote it, I think about it . He stole a line of mine about evil people having the fact that they don’t know they’re evil in common (I’m even structuring DFW type sentences). I laugh out loud while reading him. Nicholson Baker was the last to do that. I spent the last few months totally absorbed by topology and some other higher math fields and was surprised that he’s poked around there. I love your mobius strip.
    Happy holidays
    Doug

    Doug

    December 17, 2008 at 3:34 pm

  3. Sorry to be using this as a contact form (feel free to delete this comment), but I can’t figure out how else to contact you.

    I was wondering if I could interview you two as part of our Infinite Summer project. See infinitesummer.org.

    Drop me a line at the email address provided, thanks.

    Matthew

    Matthew Baldwin

    July 2, 2009 at 7:18 pm


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