![]() It’s a voice that varies from section to section with each new situation and narrator, but the truth is, it’s mostly the same voice throughout, or maybe more accurately it’s the same sensibility. And not worrying about the details freed me up to enjoy the intelligence, the cleverness, the humor, and the wisdom of that voice. I picked up on the major events, but mostly I came to understand, eventually, that I would be able to figure out enough not to get lost and so I could relax and not worry about details. The trick to enjoying the book for me was not to get caught up in figuring out all the details, and instead to just let it all wash over me. ![]() The book is so enjoyable because of the narrative voice. I appreciated having the Infinite Summer blog and forums available to help me sort out the plot events and to help me remember things I would otherwise have forgotten, but as far as I’m concerned the chief pleasure in this book is not piecing together its intricate structure or following the plot. ![]() And it’s a book worth spending lots of time with. It’s a book that would reward rereading, without a doubt. Many people on the Infinite Summer forums and other places talk about rereading this book, in some cases many times, and in some cases rereading it pretty much immediately after finishing it for the first time, and while I’m not ready to reread it right away, I think I probably will someday. I don’t know if it would be on my top 10 or top 20 or top 50 or what, but it’s up there somewhere. Infinite Jest is a great book, and it’s going on my list of favorite novels ever.
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