1088 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316920049
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Publication date: 01 February 1996
Description
A gargantuan, mind-altering comedy about the Pursuit of Happiness in America Set in an addicts' halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwed-up family to come along in recent fiction, Infinite Jest explores essen...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,019 reviews
Moods
funny 70%
dark 65%
reflective 58%
sad 46%
emotional 42%
mysterious 18%
tense 16%
adventurous 15%
informative 11%
inspiring 10%
hopeful 9%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 3% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 24% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 55% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Addiction, Mental illnessModerate
Animal cruelty, Homophobia, IncestMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Sexism
1088 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316920049
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Publication date: 01 February 1996
Description
A gargantuan, mind-altering comedy about the Pursuit of Happiness in America Set in an addicts' halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwed-up family to come along in recent fiction, Infinite Jest explores essen...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,019 reviews
Moods
funny 70%
dark 65%
reflective 58%
sad 46%
emotional 42%
mysterious 18%
tense 16%
adventurous 15%
informative 11%
inspiring 10%
hopeful 9%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 3% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 24% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 55% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Addiction, Mental illnessModerate
Animal cruelty, Homophobia, IncestMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Sexism