I never finished Infinite Jest, nor have I read any of David Foster Wallace’s other overvalued twaddle, but I found Goodread’s infographic a hipster lit flowchart quite entertaining. The inclusion of Open City and Leaving the Atocha Station, two other abundantly praised, but considerably disappointing novels elicited more chuckles. On a positive note, Embassytown and Zone One are terrific novels that both transcend genre characterization. I’m safely senescent enough to ever be marked a hipster, but see how you stand on this flowchart.

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