Tuesday, November 28, 2006

turnabout is fair play?

The Rake breaks down a little inconsistency in Dave Eggers's opinion of Infiinite Jest.

The book is approachable, yes, because it doesn’t include complex scientific or historical content, nor does it require any particular expertise or erudition. As verbose as it is, and as long as it is, it never wants to punish you for some knowledge you lack, nor does it want to send you to the dictionary every few pages. (2006)

Vs.


Aside from being incredibly verbose, Wallace has an exhausting penchant for jargon, nicknames and obscure references, particularly about things highly technical, medical or drug-related. (1996)


And there's so much more...
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