Contemporary Fiction
An unfinished novel exploring boredom and bureaucracy at an IRS center in 1985 Peoria, blending humor and deep sadness.
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An unfinished novel exploring boredom and bureaucracy at an IRS center in 1985 Peoria, blending humor and deep sadness.
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The character David Foster Wallace is introduced to the banal world of the IRS Regional Examination Center in Peoria, Illinois, and the host of strange people who work there, in a novel that was unfinished at the time of the author's death.
What's Inside
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Romance & sex
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Depicts a prison gang sexual assault that goes wrong.
Violence & gore
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Includes reference to violent sexual assault scene.
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Central themes include IRS bureaucracy, Reagan-era tax policy, and institutional power.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Features a sexual assault scene and themes of existential dread and loneliness.
Other
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