Oh. I don't know

have you read the book?

I'm afraid not

Op is no longer with us :(
But you should read in whichever style you’re comfortable with. It’s a longer book than average so you’re going to want to be comfortable anytime you’re reading it. I read physical which was nice because I could hand write notes, add stickies, etc. But I’ve also never done e-reading so if that’s what you prefer/are comfortable with I’d go that route.

damn. they've passed away?

No he was arguing with a mod or called somebody a dumbass.

I’d suggest reading your preferred method. If you have a history of reading on an ebook, go that route.

With IJ, most people suggest physical because the act of flipping back and forth mimics a game of tennis. Also, once you start getting into the book, you’ll realize how ironic it is that you’re reading it from a screen.

Other than that, just go with your most comfortable style.

hate to be the traditionalist but you gotta read it physically, I'm sorry

yeah i have a copy i could read phyiscally, and i didnt know about the tennis thing tbh thats cool (i read he was ranked when he was young so makes sense; assuming theres something tennis in it)

i already have some idea of the themes etc that it touches on so i know it could be ironic or will be, but rn im more concerned about the ease of accessing the footnotes (or endnotes? are there both?)

thanks for the reply, ill start the .epub i downloaded and then decide if i want to switch to phyiscal

might actuall decide to go the route of paying @proper to read it for me each week on mdma and record his thoughts on each chapter in a voice note that i'll then put through chat gpt to get a summary of and read the summaries on a biweekly basis while piss drunk...but i appreciate your input dude

I tried reading this and dropped it after the first 200 pages of him just describing what it's like being in an office

wtf. spoiler this please

Yeah just get into it whichever way. It’s a brilliant novel, don’t expect clear answers or to understand every word but I guarantee you the characters or moments you do connect with will stay with you forever.

There’s also a chapter by chapter recap/analysis on litcharts to help you if required.

I dont use an ereader so I wouldnt know! I personally liked the tactile aspect of flipping back and forth between the footnotes. But the book is so massive so i can understand wanting a more compact version.
Have you read any other dfw? His essay e unibus plurum contextualizes the ideas he presents in IJ well.

Don Gately is one of the greatest modern day characters ever written. Sometimes I will randomly think about moments from this book - those last 100 pages are perfection..

My coworker would not shut up about this book today.

Ebook been the way to go

Great book

Yeah the endnotes way easier to navigate on ebook lol

Also, the whole tennis mimicking thing by going back-and-forth between the flipping over the pages to the back I think is heavily overstated idk

Great book, though, I just think people sold this idea that it’s “ Like a game of tennis” Some of the notes are like multiple pages, And then some just like “redundant” , or “ He/she didn’t literally say s***storm” lol

About halfway done now

What you use for your ebook

My library don’t got it on hoopla or Libby

Was tryna listen to it today

I said ebook not audiobook bro

I use an adobe app on my laptop tho
adobe digital editions it’s free

Just got the book off annas archive or libGen or something wayback

I have a .epub if you send me your email I can send it to you if you want

@eversince

Damn bro I’m cooked I’m at the mall sorry girl got me matcha and it’s too sugary so I’m out of it

3/4 of the way finished.
Started in February.
Thinking I will eliminate my personal map once I’ve finished tbh

Finished it

Not gonna eliminate my personal map for keeps

Gonna reread the book