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June 26, 2009

Tackling Infinite Jest: Strength in numbers?

So you've picked up Infinite Jest in the past, maybe many times. And it's beaten you into submission each time with its sheer size, right?

Have no fear, Infinite Summer is here.

With the help of guides such as the project's "thinker-upper" Matthew Baldwin and surprise guests including The Decemberists' Colin Meloy, Infinite Summer will get you through all 981 pages, with commentary and discussion to help your understanding along the way. Not to mention a Facebook group and Twitter feed. That's what I call support!

While the official start date was Sunday, I'm sure practiced readers such as yourself should have no trouble catching up to the first 63 pages, right?

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Dave Rosenthal came to The Baltimore Sun as a business reporter in 1987 and now is the Maryland Editor. He reads a wide range of books (but never as many as he'd like), usually alternating between non-fiction and fiction. Some all-time favorites: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; and anything by Calvin Trillin or John McPhee. He belongs to a book club with a Jewish theme.

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