Girl With Curious Hair by David Foster Wallace

Girl With Curious Hair

David Foster Wallace

384 pages first pub 1989 (view editions)

fiction short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
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A reader who enjoys intellectually demanding, reflective short fiction that dissects media spectacle and societal absurdity at a deliberate pace will find this collection rewarding.

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Girl with Curious Hair is replete with David Foster Wallace's remarkable and unsettling reimaginations of reality. From the eerily real, almost holographic evocations of historical figures like Lyndon Johnson and overtelevised game-show hosts and ...

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Community Reviews

3.71
based on 1,373 reviews

Moods

challenging: 68%

reflective: 65%

funny: 40%

dark: 31%

sad: 25%

mysterious: 18%

emotional: 15%

adventurous: 9%

informative: 3%

inspiring: 3%

relaxing: 3%

tense: 3%


Pace

16% of readers chose fast
37% of readers chose medium
45% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose Plot
31% of readers chose A mix
54% of readers chose Character
4% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
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Strong character development?

20% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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Loveable characters?

22% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
9% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

54% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

68% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

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