Infinite JestModern · Fiction, Classics, Literature
Infinite Jest
1996 · 1088 pages · Fiction
64
Modern
★ 4.25 on Goodreads · 107K ratings
≈ 27 hours to read · about 8 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the TIME All-TIME 100 Novels list. 4.25★ from 107K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
64Must-Read Score
- Critics49 out of 100 · counts 35%+19
- Readers79 out of 100 · counts 50%+45
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #21 of the 216 literary novels we rank
- #55 of the 318 modern books we rank
- #165 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- TIME All-TIME 100 Novels
Reads as
Thought-provoking, Moving
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