Granted, most DeLillo stories leave the reader with a strange sense of creeping dread, and this one is no different. Maybe it’s because I’m getting older and just have less time for esoteric nonsense, but other than some interesting atmospheric stuff, I took very little away from this tale. Sadly, this novella’s best quality is that it’s short. And, no, I didn’t get through Gravity’s Rainbow, either. And when it comes to writing deep, complicated shit, DeLillo is pretty much one of the original masters. It turns out I’m just not that good at reading deep, complicated shit. But I’ve sworn off the whole post-modern thing of late, convincing myself that actually enjoying what I’m reading is more important to me than struggling to understand a word of what’s going on. Truth be told, there was a time when I picked them up quite a bit. It’s been a bit since I picked up a Don DeLillo book.
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