Infinite Jest

Infinite Jest is the second novel by author David Foster Wallace, and was published in 1996. It is widely considered his most well-known and celebrated work.

Connections
Infinite Jest has many similarities and parallels with The Broom of the System.
 * Central families (Beadsmans in Broom; Incandenzas in Jest)
 * Estranged parents (Stonecipher III and Patrice; J.O.I and Avril)
 * Coincidences
 * Conspiracies, hidden or malicious plots
 * Playing with language
 * Jumps in time
 * Therapy
 * Potentially unreliable versions of historical events
 * Shifts in narrators
 * Deceptive doctors/counselors (Dr. Jay working for Lenore Sr.; J.O.I. as the professional conversationalist)
 * Underground plots to distribute something (the pineal gland drug in Broom; the Entertainment in? Jest)
 * Stories within stories (Rick’s stories; J.O.I.’s films)
 * Take place in the near future of an alternate-ish timeline
 * Childhood trauma (LaVache's birth in? Broom; J.O.I.'s death in Jest)
 * Main characters who question their reality/state of mind
 * Family members who only communicate with the main character (i.e. LaVanche and Lenore in Broom; Orin and Hal in Jest)
 * Sons who might have different fathers (i.e. LaVanche in Broom; Mario in Jest)
 * Heavy substance abuse
 * Powerful family companies
 * Substances altering the ability to communicate (i.e. Vlad the Impaler in Broom; Hal and the DMZ in Jest)
 * Extreme large-scale change in an environment (i.e. the G.O.D. in Broom; the "Great Concavity"/"Great Convexity" in Jest)