Infinite Summer

[Perversion]

...I'm seriously considering doing this. Heard about this book last year when he committed suicide, and have been interested ever since.


I can see 100% that if I do follow through and read this (I need to purchase it first!), it'll probably end up being the best book I've ever read.


Thing is, I was gonna order a copy from Amazon, paperback, signed by the author, a few weeks back for only like $12 or something, and never did. That kinda sucks, because I'm pretty sure it's long gone by now.

[salamander]

Re: God knows I'll probably pull a Gloom here, but...

Wow, that book looks intense! (which is probably an understatement)

[josh]

Re: God knows I'll probably pull a Gloom here, but...

I've already got a David Foster Wallace book on my summer reading list.

[Magus]

Re: God knows I'll probably pull a Gloom here, but...

Oh wow. Reminds me of Starman.net's Earthbound summer vacation thing.

[Toaster]

Re: God knows I'll probably pull a Gloom here, but...

Oh wow. Reminds me of Starman.net's Earthbound summer vacation thing.

Please elaborate.

[Magus]

Re: God knows I'll probably pull a Gloom here, but...

The book looks like the single most pretentious thing ever created.

Using the word "pretentious" is pretentious. :V

Please elaborate.

I remember Starmen.net used to do a thing just like this where they set up dates for players to get to certain areas in Earthbound. Like,

6/24 - You should be in Twoson by now! Woo hoo! Yayy!
6/30 - It's Dalaam time!
etc.

I dunno, I never did it so I dunno what it entailed!

[Kefka Jr.]

Re: God knows I'll probably pull a Gloom here, but...

You know what? Maybe I just wanna read a God damn book the way I want to. Even the Earthbound Funktastic Gameplay Summer didn't have so many guidelines.

I've been interested in Wallace ever since I read this ironic commencement speech he gave. Maybe I'll give this book a go.

Once I'm done reading my Bernard Shaw collection.

:wigandmonocleguy

[Perversion]

Re: God knows I'll probably pull a Gloom here, but...

Read that commencement speech thing on the bus on the way to work. My mom came into work today, and I asked her if she could drive over to Borders and see if they had the book and if she could pick it up for me. They did, and she did, so I'm set to go.


Wish me luck. It starts Sunday.

[Armored]

Re: God knows I'll probably pull a Gloom here, but...

Sounds retarded.

[Magus]

Re: God knows I'll probably pull a Gloom here, but...

Armored hate literature!

[highwind]

Re: God knows I'll probably pull a Gloom here, but...

It's the literary equivalent to some fruity public surreal performance art piece.

How do you feel comfortable making such a statement without having read the book?

[highwind]

Re: God knows I'll probably pull a Gloom here, but...

People write FAQs about lots of things...

They're guides for users to fully comprehend things without having to spend all their time on it. Like RPGs or Web Designing. Or books. I don't see how that inherently diminishes their value and I certainly don't see how that makes them pretentious.

The author didn't write a guide to reading his own book. Fans did...for other fans...

[Caciss]

Re: God knows I'll probably pull a Gloom here, but...

You should know by now that Gloomy adamantly hates things he'll never utilize.

[Caciss]

Re: God knows I'll probably pull a Gloom here, but...

Yes it is. There has been countless topics where you hate on something because you associate it with "hot topic" kids or something of the like. Stop applying stupid labels to things and you might enjoy life more.

[Perversion]

Re: God knows I'll probably pull a Gloom here, but...

And possibly is jealous and/or envious of someone who's artistic talents surpass his (especially in terms of writing an almost 1100 page novel...you know...he actually FINISHED that massive undertaking), and feels the need to denigrate his achievement.