Oblivion: Stories by David Foster Wallace

Oblivion: Stories

David Foster Wallace

14 hours, 15 minutes first pub 2004 (editions) user-added

fiction short stories challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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In the stories that make up Oblivion, David Foster Wallace joins the rawest, most naked humanity with the infinite involutions of self-consciousness -- a combination that is dazzlingly, uniquely his. These are worlds undreamt of by any other mind....

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Community Reviews

4.0
based on 1,263 reviews

Moods

challenging: 82%

dark: 76%

reflective: 53%

funny: 48%

emotional: 38%

sad: 38%

mysterious: 21%

tense: 21%

hopeful: 6%

inspiring: 6%

informative: 2%

relaxing: 2%


Pace

2% of readers chose fast
29% of readers chose medium
68% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
37% of readers chose A mix
46% of readers chose Character
9% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

19% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

2% of readers chose Yes
52% of readers chose Complicated
38% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

43% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

84% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

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