And what a story the puppets tell. Some have pointed out the similarities between President Gentle, a former crooner and current germaphobe who unexpectedly win the election campaigning for a Cleaner America, with Donald Trump. …

Two months in and over half way there. This week wasn’t a great one in terms of narrative. The emphasis was very much on Lenz and Gatley, which are normally interesting but dragged here. That’s why I think it’s important to read something else when slowly making your way through…

I’ve been ill this week. There’s a bug going round. It was the second time this year I’ve had something like this so it didn’t feel as bad as the first time, and, it gave me the opportunity to get ahead in reading Infinite Jest. …

This week perhaps more than any other we see the two tonal extremes in DFW’s writing. These two contrasting segments demonstrates the different ways that Infinite Jest comes under the branch of hysterical realism, a term coined by critic James Woods that shows, “the strong contrast between elaborately absurd prose…

There hasn’t been any new articles on Woodcock since last week. …

Even though I have been in France this week I have not neglected Infinite WInter, although it has been harder to fit it in with travelling. Infinite Jest never fails to surprise as we travel deeper into the multiple perspectives in the world of O.N.A.N.. …

Joyland isn’t ranked with Stephen King’s best work. That accolade often belongs to The Stand, IT or The Shining. …

Let’s put this on a t-shirt shall we? I wanted to try printing some of the illustrations I’ve done onto t-shirts. I’ve put some of them onto Red Bubble but you don’t get to make them yourself. You upload your designs and they make them to order when someone buys…

SPOILERS FOR pp. 94–168 AHEAD This week was busier with two new episodes of Cock Review recorded and preparing to go to France, so I didn’t get to read 11 pages every day. Rather I read big chunks at a time when I could, whether it was on the bus…