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Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace (2006, Perfect)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle Brown & Company
ISBN-100316066524
ISBN-139780316066525
eBay Product ID (ePID)54333671
Product Key Features
Edition10
Book TitleInfinite Jest
Number of Pages1104 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClassics, Literary, Sports, Humorous / General
Publication Year2006
GenreFiction
AuthorDavid Foster Wallace
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height1.9 in
Item Weight38.8 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-934927
Dewey Edition20
Reviews"A virtuoso display of styles and themes...There is generous intelligence and authentic passion on every page." -- Time, "A work of genius...grandly ambitious, wickedly comic, a wild, surprisingly readable tour de force."-- Seattle Times, "Uproarious... Infinite Jest shows off Wallace as one of the big talents of his generation, a writer of virtuosic talents who can seemingly do anything."-- Michiko Kakutani , New York Times
Dewey DecimalFIC
SynopsisA 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 essential questions about what entertainment is and why it has come to so dominate our lives; about how our desire for entertainment affects our need to connect with other people; and about what the pleasures we choose say about who we are. Equal parts philosophical quest and screwball comedy, Infinite Jest bends every rule of fiction without sacrificing for a moment its own entertainment value. It is an exuberant, uniquely American exploration of the passions that make us human - and one of those rare books that renew the idea of what a novel can do., 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 essential questions about what entertainment is and why it has come to so dominate our lives; about how our desire for entertainment affects our need to connect with other people; and about what the pleasures we choose say about who we are. Equal parts philosophical quest and screwball comedy, Infinite Jest bends every rule of fiction without sacrificing for a moment its own entertainment value. It is an exuberant, uniquely American exploration of the passions that make us human -- and one of those rare books that renew the idea of what a novel can do. With a foreword by Tom Bisell. "The next step in fiction...Edgy, accurate, and darkly witty...Think Beckett, think Pynchon, think Gaddis. Think." -- Sven Birkerts, The Atlantic
LC Classification NumberPS3573.A425635I54
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- 01 Jun, 2017
No kidding
This book about addiction, entertainment and compulive behavior should have a warning label that it is itself addictive while also intelligence inducing. At about 1000 pages, it gives a person a feeling that they have a large stash but I recommend pacing oneself, such as reserving it for a month of Sundays rather than the solid month spent doing little but reading described by the writer of the forward.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 30 Jul, 2019
Long but worth the effort methinks.
Reading this book to the very end is on my life bucket list. Could have gotten from library but it’s a huge book. Best read over time. Sad this author committed suicide. He had a great mind.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 05 Jul, 2021
My favorite book of all time. along with Gravity's Rainbow.
Read it before, in 1990.. Lost my copy, so bought this one to read again and see if it still reesonantes.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 14 Feb, 2018
A great read
But keep a dictionary handy as the author has an expansive vocabularyVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 27 Jul, 2021
A book I cannot put down
Extraordinary value. $5 for a $35 book. Near new condition (probably only read once before by a book loving / respecting reader). Great book. Much fun. David Foster Wallace at his comical best (... may he rest in peace).Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 08 Jul, 2023
Great work of literature!
One of the great works in American literature.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 May, 2024
Love this book
Love this bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 18 Apr, 2025
Pretty good shape, no markings...
Pretty good shape, no markingsVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 Dec, 2021
It's from David Foster Wallace, Read it. Nothing more needs to be said.
David Foster Wallace is an amazing writer. This is just a fact.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Jul, 2021
Good, not Very Good
Book came in slightly worse condition than expected by the Very Good rating.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
