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1094 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316073851
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Publication date: 13 April 2009
Description
A gargantuan, mind-altering comedy about the Pursuit of Happiness in AmericaSet in an addicts' halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwed-up family to come along in recent fiction, Infinite Jestexplores essentia...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,265 reviews
Moods
funny 70%
dark 66%
reflective 55%
sad 48%
emotional 44%
mysterious 24%
tense 17%
adventurous 15%
informative 11%
inspiring 11%
hopeful 10%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 28% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 61% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 2%Average rating
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Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug useModerate
Racial slurs, Suicide, Suicide attempt1094 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316073851
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Publication date: 13 April 2009
Description
A gargantuan, mind-altering comedy about the Pursuit of Happiness in AmericaSet in an addicts' halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwed-up family to come along in recent fiction, Infinite Jestexplores essentia...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,265 reviews
Moods
funny 70%
dark 66%
reflective 55%
sad 48%
emotional 44%
mysterious 24%
tense 17%
adventurous 15%
informative 11%
inspiring 11%
hopeful 10%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 28% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 61% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug useModerate
Racial slurs, Suicide, Suicide attempt