tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post2660024780339844294..comments2024-03-29T04:32:39.897-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: Review: Infinite Jest, The Audio Bookallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-20819497128016804252012-07-14T09:26:19.679-07:002012-07-14T09:26:19.679-07:00Another thought...
This post is a great example o...Another thought...<br /><br />This post is a great example of the relative strengths and weaknesses of print books vs books in other media. You found that the audio format gave you something that print couldn't, yet the audio format didn't support the endnotes (or so the publishing team believed). This balancing seems appropriate for a book that supposedly rewrote the rules.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-33135064309953524942012-07-14T09:14:52.635-07:002012-07-14T09:14:52.635-07:00When you narrate a well written book, like IJ, it&...<i>When you narrate a well written book, like IJ, it's like a surfer catching a wave; it just carries you along. Without doubt, though, it's the most difficult, most rewarding book I've worked on.</i><br /><br />Very nice.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-8834361510094840102012-07-11T08:50:50.506-07:002012-07-11T08:50:50.506-07:00I say this as someone who didn't finish the bo...I say this as someone who didn't finish the book, and enjoyed the footnotes. The filmography is very illuminating as to the main (at least at that point) character's relationship with his father. But that narrative thread (such as it is) has to be much more important in this context.Zenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040836002694584468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-34296255546143455492012-07-11T08:49:31.128-07:002012-07-11T08:49:31.128-07:00I gotta go with them on the endnotes. Trying to in...I gotta go with them on the endnotes. Trying to include them would be just too crazy.<br /><br />I read books aloud to my wife. It really does bring a different appreciation to a well-loved work (I never try to read it for the first time) because it forces you to slow down.Zenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040836002694584468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-37654840872031044752012-07-10T10:09:21.885-07:002012-07-10T10:09:21.885-07:00I did.I did.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-55552271216655307332012-07-10T08:47:24.171-07:002012-07-10T08:47:24.171-07:00I think you should cross-post this to the other bl...I think you should cross-post this to the other blog.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-45370844501971331812012-07-10T08:46:58.413-07:002012-07-10T08:46:58.413-07:00What comes through in his reading is Wallace's...<i>What comes through in his reading is Wallace's extraordinary linguistic dexterity, his unerring ear for dialogue, his care in crafting sentences, and his sly and understated wit. </i><br /><br />Sounds like a masterful job. Great review.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.com