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[Victoria Waterfield]

I just finished John Dies at the End yesterday.  I liked it, but I'm not sure I understood the end.

John died.

[Carlos del Vaca]

I originally read JDATE when it was out on his web site. I pretty much lost half a day at work because I could not stop reading it. When I figured out what was going on at the mall I laughed for like ten minutes.

[miles]

I had to take a break from reading Infinite Jest because the narrator (??) said that black people never have tattoos "for obvious reasons." What?? The black people I know have lots of tattoos. What.

A quick Google search suggests the narrator is not alone in assuming that.

Has anyone here tried to read IJ on a standard Kindle or other basic non-touchscreen e-reader? Or talked to anyone who has? I'm wondering if the endnotes would be too much of a hassle on an e-reader.

[wombat]

I haven't read that book but I am always sorry when I buy a book for Kindle and find out that it has footnotes.

[miles]

I haven't read that book but I am always sorry when I buy a book for Kindle and find out that it has footnotes.

So it is a pain in the ass when there are footnotes, or have you not bothered with those books? I just got a Kindle and love it. I was looking forward to reading books on my list like IJ and Harlot's Ghost just because it's easier to handle and carry around, but going back and forth for notes seems like it could be a pain.

[wombat]

Sometimes I buy books for the Kindle without knowing they have footnotes, and then yes, the footnotes are a pain. if I knew in advance that a book had footnotes I'd seriously consider getting it on paper. I would at least recommend trying something shorter with footnotes first to see how much it annoys you. Maybe just the Kindle sample of that book?

[AugustWest]

A quick Google search suggests the narrator is not alone in assuming that.

Has anyone here tried to read IJ on a standard Kindle or other basic non-touchscreen e-reader? Or talked to anyone who has? I'm wondering if the endnotes would be too much of a hassle on an e-reader.

I read it on an e-reader app on my tiny little old phone.  I really liked how it handled footnotes -- it jumped you right back to where you left off, even with a footnote within a footnote within a footnote within a footnote.¹



1. Within a footnote^a
a. et cetera ad infinitum

[wombat]

On the phone you have a touchscreen, that's the difference. On the Kindle, getting back from the footnote is just as easy. The annoying part is getting TO the footnote in the first place without a touchscreen.

[theinevitable]

My kindle (the Paperwhite) has a touchscreen. I am not having issues getting to/from the endnotes, except when surreptitiously reading on my phone at work. I click on the number and it thinks I am trying to turn the page. So I end up not reading a lot of the footnotes if I am on my phone.

[wombat]

The Tech Staff has a Paperwhite that he won at a company party. I haven't even really looked at it, there is no point in making myself jealous.

[CortJstr]

I have the 1st touch screen Kindle and at first it was really hard to convince it I was clicking the footnote and not turning the page. But one of the upgrades made it 500% better and I almost never turn the page accidentally now.

[miles]

I bought the most basic Kindle for $50 on sale, so no touchscreen. I'm sure it'd be nice but I love mine.

I'll try the sample to see how I like it.

[AugustWest]

Oh, we have a Kindle Fire, so that's a touchscreen.  But I didn't read IJ on it, so there's that.

[jaydub]

A quick Google search suggests the narrator is not alone in assuming that.

None of those guys must be sports fans.  Tatted up guys of all shades are in abundance.

[miles]

None of those guys must be sports fans.  Tatted up guys of all shades are in abundance.

True. And I've only barely cracked Infinite Jest, but it seems like tennis is kind of a big deal? You don't see quite as many tattoos on that particular court, regardless of skin color.