David Foster Wallace’s ‘Infinite Jest’ at 30: Weirdly Old-Fashioned and Wildly Uneven

David Foster Wallace’s ‘Infinite Jest’ at 30: Weirdly old-fashioned and wildly uneven

‘My critical sense that it is not a good book has only been confirmed.’

“Infinite Jest” Has Turned Thirty. Have We Forgotten How to Read It?

David Foster Wallace’s novel, in all its immensity, became the subject of sanctification and then scorn. But the work rewards the attention it demands.

A Legendary (and Legendarily Controversial) Novel Turns 30

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Infinite Coverage David Foster Wallace’s notorious doorstopper Infinite Jest turns 30 on February 1, and you’d be wise to expect the anniversary coverage to last all year. At The New Yorker, Hermione Hoby wonders if we’ve forgotten how to read it. The Atlantic‘s Will Gottsegen looks around the modern world and concludes …