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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
Incredible that Infinite Jest would come out only 9 years later.
Was actually a really fun read. Understandably, a lot of the criticism revolves around the lack of narrative discipline, which-agreed-was a little egregious at times paired with the on-the-nose Wittgenstein stuff. But I enjoyed it a lot.
slow-paced
Some parts I think are stylistically brilliant; a few parts seemed very juvenile and bad. Overall I was entertained, sometimes annoyed by too much philosophy talk
challenging
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
love a manic pixie dream girl and her older lover who is insane. why did it end like that
funny
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Pretty astonishing that DFW was my age when he cooked this up. All that being said, its status as a debut is pretty glaring. Compared to his later novels, you can feel the same moving parts here in Broom, but with understandably less polish and smoothness.
At this power level of metafiction, I feel like I would have extracted more had I had a better background in his lane of philosophy. I’m content not having that. All that being said, this still demonstrates the quirkiness of his characters excellently, with a nicely convoluted and mysterious plot to shuffle them along with.
At this power level of metafiction, I feel like I would have extracted more had I had a better background in his lane of philosophy. I’m content not having that. All that being said, this still demonstrates the quirkiness of his characters excellently, with a nicely convoluted and mysterious plot to shuffle them along with.
challenging
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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