the book he had to read the last two pages of?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Liberal Arts
freshte-j — 12 years ago(November 30, 2013 03:44 PM)
sorry if it had already been answered
but i couldn't catch the name on the cover the two times it was on screen.
so if anyone could help me please?
Jesse and the bookstore/librarian (idk?) both agreed that the last two pages were fantastic (or some other adjective they used) -
karlkuehl — 12 years ago(December 08, 2013 03:55 AM)
Sundance.org: What are some of the books that were your touchstones in writing Liberal Arts? Why did you decide not to name-check the books your characters discuss in the film?
Josh Radnor: One of the reason I didnt name the books in the movie is because you say a certain book and then someone might think, oh I hated that book or oh I didnt like that book. But if you dont say what the books are, people can bring their own favorites to it and use their imagination. Its like a Hirshfeld drawing: Its a line and you can kind of fill in the rest with your imagination. But some of the books are directly lifted from my experience. The book that they talk about is Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. I just didnt want to mention it for a number of reasons, mainly because it kind of clangs in my ear when [filmmakers] want you to know: This is what that book is. I kind of felt better about it being something they could speak shorthand about with great fondness. They refer to the fact that the author killed himself and the cover is not the exact cover of the book but its close enough to the paperback cover that people who knew the book would recognize it. The other book that Jesse had to read in any bookstorefor me that book is The Hours by Michael Cunningham. Theres something really stunning about the last three pages to me. I was so moved by them that for years, when I was in a bookstore, I would just pick up different versions of that book and read the ending. Thats what I had in mind, but that doesnt necessarily mean thats what Jesse was reading.
Source: http://www.sundance.org/stories/article/liberal-arts-Josh-Radnor-Takes-Us-Behind-the-Scenes-of-His-Sundance-London/
