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i read this book when i was 10 year old
it changed my life and informed by identity
have read it 50+ times since and remains in top 3 of all time
if only you autofiction losers could write half as good as a coked out and drunk stephen king...downtown would be such a different place and a literal utopia; imagine
Nov 28, 2023
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i had a huge king phase in middle/high school and out of all of them i remember this being the most vividly bleak and horrifying. i really need to reread it to see if it holds up. i was so stunned to learn it was the first book he ever wrote
Sep 4, 2024
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i know… the worst guy you ever met had half this book stuffed in his messenger bag and made out like he was a genious for reading what seems like the longest book of all time. fuck that guy. it’s genuinely a good read. take it slow, dont feel pressured to get through it quickly. there‘s enough bouncing around from character to character that it doesn’t stagnate. i read it on several 5 hour plane rides over ~2 years and have had a tender place in my heart for it ever since. it’s also afaik the place where my Capitalizing for Emphasis comes from. reading it now is extra neat bc of how many little things dfw got right about the future. did i say neat i meant scary
Feb 28, 2024
honestly should be required reading for everyone in the US, totally changed the way i visit and interact with Places and understanding why some places have that intangible magic (or dread)
Feb 20, 2025
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bacteria/microbes had not yet evolved to decompose trees (bark fiber lignin)
so for a period of 60m years, dead trees/wood just piled up on the ground
what a cool time
Dec 8, 2023
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they just like arthritically stand there and wag their tails and stare at you adoringly thru beautiful cloudy blue eyes???
they are to be cherished
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Dec 17, 2023
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a very iconic scene
Nov 25, 2023