Scan barcode
384 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393027570
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 August 1989
Description
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 an...
Community Reviews Summary of 923 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
dark 47%
funny 42%
sad 26%
emotional 10%
adventurous 5%
informative 5%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 5%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 54% | No: 18% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 9%Loveable characters?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 38% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 23%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 23%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug useModerate
Death, Misogyny, Racial slursMinor
Animal death
384 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393027570
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 August 1989
Description
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 an...
Community Reviews Summary of 923 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
dark 47%
funny 42%
sad 26%
emotional 10%
adventurous 5%
informative 5%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 5%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 54% | No: 18% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 9%Loveable characters?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 38% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 23%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 23%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug useModerate
Death, Misogyny, Racial slursMinor
Animal death