Brickjest

August 28, 2014 11:39 AM

Brickjest is a recreation of Infinite Jest ... in Lego!
The Grauniad interviews Kevin Griffin, who makes the recreations with his 11 year old son, Sebastian.
posted by Lemurrhea (11 comments total)

Wow, great! Does this mean I don't have to read it any more?
posted by ubiquity at 11:48 AM on August 28, 2014 [3 favorites]

As The Howling Fantods put it: There's more than one Infinite Jest in Lego Project?

Yes there is.
posted by chavenet at 11:51 AM on August 28, 2014

THE ENTERTAINMENT IS LEGO
posted by localroger at 12:34 PM on August 28, 2014 [2 favorites]

Where are the footnotes?
posted by MtDewd at 12:44 PM on August 28, 2014 [1 favorite]

Somehow, I never pictured Don Gately looking like Nelson Muntz.
posted by jonmc at 12:48 PM on August 28, 2014

jonmc: Somehow, I never pictured Don Gately looking like Nelson Muntz.
But it fits, right?
posted by HE Amb. T. S. L. DuVal at 1:27 PM on August 28, 2014

Kinda. But Don was a tough guy, not quite a bully.
posted by jonmc at 1:42 PM on August 28, 2014

Needs more Kittenplan.
posted by Halloween Jack at 1:57 PM on August 28, 2014

Huh, Lego really lends itself well to Mario's head-mounted Bolex camera.
posted by torridly at 2:44 PM on August 28, 2014

* goes up to son's room to try and capture Lemon Pledge husks on minifigs *
posted by drowsy at 8:18 PM on August 28, 2014

I made a few IJ/Calvin & Hobbes mashups a while back. I admire the incredible scope of these Lego recreations.
posted by JoeGoblin at 10:31 AM on August 29, 2014