Infinite Jest follows Hal Incandenza and a cast of many other characters in a non-linear plot exploring many deep questions about life in modern technological society. This book is a masterpiece in my opinion. I am not sure what else to say besides that it frightened me into another plane of reality. David Foster Wallace tragically killed himself in 2008 (an article describing his literary work in the context of his passing can be found here - https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/09/the-unfinished). The English language lost a giant, but we still have his works and they are as relevant and alive now as ever.
The novel Infinite Jest begins with the protagonist meeting several academic officials from a college to which he is potentially going to matriculate... although things do not go as planned.
"Three faces have resolved into place above summer-weight sportcoats and half-Windsors across a polished pine conference table shiny with the spidered light of an Arizona noon. These are three Deans -- of Administration, Academic Affairs, Athletic Affairs. I do not know which face belongs to whom." Inifinite Jest p.1.
Wallace has a distinct style that is not for everyone. This book is no light read. It is not easy entertainment - and that is intentional. Over 1000 pages with included endnotes. But for those who enjoy his prose it provides hours of delight.
