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minus-squareJetpackJackson@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoOh wow those both sound really interesting! I’m gonna go add those to my ereader. Infinite Jest sounds really interesting, and You Sound Like A White Girl reminds me of when I read The Hate U Give
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoFor a contrasting opinion, Infinite Jest is pretentious drivel…
minus-squareVupware@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoYou should totally read Infinite Jest, just make sure you understand what you’re getting into. It’s really long and verbose. The author kertwangs you all the time and some of the scenes will definitely give you the howling fantods.
minus-squareBackgrndNoize@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoI’m guessing these word choices have something to do with the book lol
minus-squareVupware@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 day agoYeah, they’re terms invented by the author. A kertwang is basically a prank of misdirection. The howling fantods are the spooks/dread or general bad vibrations, essentially.
Oh wow those both sound really interesting! I’m gonna go add those to my ereader. Infinite Jest sounds really interesting, and You Sound Like A White Girl reminds me of when I read The Hate U Give
For a contrasting opinion, Infinite Jest is pretentious drivel…
You should totally read Infinite Jest, just make sure you understand what you’re getting into. It’s really long and verbose.
The author kertwangs you all the time and some of the scenes will definitely give you the howling fantods.
Ooh alright!
I’m guessing these word choices have something to do with the book lol
Yeah, they’re terms invented by the author.
A kertwang is basically a prank of misdirection. The howling fantods are the spooks/dread or general bad vibrations, essentially.