Every sentence in the book is eloquent, and the prose is so enchanting that it made me take my time going through the story just to saviour its beauty.
Entertaining series of vignettes about American consumer culture, the absurdity of life and fear of death. The only problem is DeLillo consistently beats the reader over the head with it to the extent that it becomes laborious to read in the last third.
A great ending elevates a stodgy and repetitive middle section. Also couldn't help but shake the feeling that Leo and Kira weren't the most intriguing of characters. Andrei's moral dilemma and his awareness of the corruption and the tyranny that engulfs his party is a more compelling subplot. Nonetheless, it sometimes works as a powerful commentary on a system that has no interest in people like them.
1,029 Books
See all
