White Noise
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781440668838 (1440668833)
Publish date: June 1st 1999
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Book Club,
American,
Literary Fiction,
20th Century,
Contemporary,
College
So this is the first DeLilo I've read. It is beautifully written, and it was strange to read this in the mid of lockdown. The book details a family dealing with a toxic spill in their city. The father is a professor of Hitler studies, the mother has multiple jobs. The kids are all different...
I am not sure what I was expecting from this one since I had never heard of Don DeLillo prior to seeing my friend Edward’s review. I didn’t read the synopsis and didn’t look at any spoilery reviews, but pictured it to be something else entirely. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it ev...
I don't know why but I just can't get this book finished. I've tried several times, and even buckled down and tried the audiobook (which went better), but I get 20-25% of the way through and just lose interest in the characters. The MC/Narrator in particular is just so ridiculously smug about everyt...
I thought that I will not like this novel. I thought that all the fuss about it was exaggerated. I was wrong. I enjoyed this novel a lot. I laughed a lot while reading it. I liked the irony, the sarcasm, the tragic-attractive moods. I liked the contradictions and the writing style. In short I liked ...
Certainly seems like a great introduction to Delillo's work. Fantastic novel.
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