Voices

David Foster Wallace

American novelist, short-story writer, and essayist whose dense works provide a dark, often satirical analysis of American culture

Biography from Open Library, CC BY-SA

The Stacks

The Books

Ordered the way the charts order books: the member average out of 10, weighted by how many readers have rated them. Unrated titles file below.

In the Margins

The most recent reviews of David Foster Wallace's books, newest first.

Infinite Jest reviewed by @dnf_diaries
4 out of 10
Abandoned at endnote 110, 6 August. It isn't a con; it's a very clever man with no editor.
Infinite Jest@dnf_diaries8 Feb 2026
Consider the Lobster reviewed by @mx_marginalia
8 out of 10
The lobster essay is famous. The McCain essay is better.
Consider the Lobster@mx_marginalia22 Dec 2025

The Reading Room

Member-built lists that make room for this writer.