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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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 1,405 reviews

Moods

challenging: 70%

reflective: 64%

funny: 44%

dark: 32%

sad: 23%

mysterious: 17%

emotional: 14%

adventurous: 8%

informative: 2%

inspiring: 2%

relaxing: 2%

tense: 2%

Pace

15% of readers chose fast
35% of readers chose medium
48% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

8% of readers chose Plot
30% of readers chose A mix
56% of readers chose Character
4% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

19% of readers chose Yes
47% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
9% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

26% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

56% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

69% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

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