Thread: "The Most Boring Book" I read or tried to read
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Old 12-30-2023, 01:37 PM   #347
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Originally Posted by issybird View Post
You've all read about the book club that took 28 years to read Finnegans Wake, meeting once a month? They finally finished this past October.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/b...smid=url-share

And the punchline?

Spoiler:
They turned back to the beginning and started over. As indeed the text suggests.

Actually, I haven't, but I'm going to check out that link right now. Thanks!

(I read about 30-40 pages of Finnegans Wake when I took a course on experimental writing. It's like reading this: "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn", a chant that makes perfect sense. )
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