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Hysterical realism and the postmodern trademark

I finished up reading Infinite Jest a few days ago and I’ve been wandering around in a bit of a daze ever since. The length wasn’t as much of an issue as the general structure and nature of the novel–it was arguably one of the most difficult texts that I’ve gone through, but it [...]

Harry Potter redux

I took a short break from reading Infinite Jest to finish up with the Harry Potter series. After being thrilled with book 5 and very disappointed with book 6, I was hoping that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows would redeem the series. It didn’t. But before I go into the shortcomings [...]