A review by irismitchell
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace

challenging dark emotional funny sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

There are a couple stories in here I found incredibly powerful: Suicide As a Sort of Present, On Hid Deathbed…, and Church Not Made With Hands to name a few. The brief interviews themselves I’m ashamed to admit give shocking realizations of some heterosexual men’s attitude towards women. I know these men, I’ve met these men, in some cases I recognize my own gross mental processes in these men. As long as the reader gets the point of these interviews, I’d say they could be eye opening, especially if you’re surrounded by hyenas.