Some books are tougher than others as candidates for book clubs. Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace would qualify. Fans of the books, unwilling to be the pariahs at their own book clubs, have formed an online book club to scale the 1,000-plus page book. Readers gather at 75-page benchmarks every week for three months. Community, complex discussion, and the thrill of suffusing one in a worthwhile book.
So, why not start an online book club of your own? If you think of it, your Reader Guide is one step forward to your own online book club. But make the content matter, and follow-through. Peruse the structure of the Infinite Jest site in its straightforward blog format:
• The last 10 Posts
• Archives
• The last 10 Comments (many in the wonderfully DFW loquacious way)
But the site's searchability is what Ms. Obie Joe likes best. The search box rocks, but the categories section is particularly astute.
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