/lit/ - Literature

Thoughts? I just picked it up. Not sure what to expect as I have heard very little about it.

Hey, /lit/. I have a dilemma.

I had previously never read any David Foster Wallace, but picked up The Broom Of The System on a friend's recommendation. I got about 2/3 through, but I don't think I really "got" it. I feel like I understood some of the metaphors, but the prose was somewhat dry and tedious.

Am I just not ready for this, /lit/? It might be worth nothing that I typically read Dostoevsky and other Russian authors...

Pic related. Cover is gorgeous, at least.

I'm about 140 pages in, and I'm absolutely loving this book.

I heartily recommend it to anyone here who got turned of by Infinite Jest or something. It may not be perfect, but it certainly is a lot fun - in ways you don't necessarily find in too many places.

If you don't like this book, you probably have hygiene anxiety by the way.

/lit/ always talks about Infinite Jest but I've never seen /lit/ talk about The Broom of the System.

Is it good?