u/wannabelievenbigfoot

You know how people do that thing where they create a culinary experience to match a movie? (Ex Eating ratatouille while watching Ratatouille)

I was wondering if you guys had any ideas for something similar for BH. I was going to host a party and would love to get some ideas on food and drinks/cocktails to make.

I feel like there's potential here....Maybe Wildflower, Blue bird, Apple Orchard, Drunk in LA, Saltwater??? But I'm not a chef or mixologist.

Would love to hear some ideas!

I'm starting my first re-read of Infinite Jest. The first thing that's catching my attention is the magnitude of how smart Hal actually is.

Obviously, with any fiction, there needs to be a suspension of disbelief. I'm a huge fan of superhero movies and have no problem getting on board with a radioactive spider giving someone superpowers. But Hal really does seem to have SOOO much intelligence and knowledge of things at such an early age. It feels so overboard, and I have a hard time reading it without feeling like DFW was out of touch.

But help me get over this. Is there a purpose to Hal's superpower of intelligence? Am I underestimating what a real-life kid-genius is actually capable of?

Unless they're a drug addict, everyone in this book seems super smart, and it feels totally unrealistic. Not that this book is supposed to be realistic...but I'm having a hard time suspending disbelief.

I'm only about 50 pages in on this re-read...but I want to hear your thoughts.