White Noise
Ratings113
Average rating3.8
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Ratings113
Average rating3.8
The trials and tribulations of a professor of Hitler studies.
White Noise is the story of Jack, his wife, Babette, and their four ultramodern offspring. They live in a college town where Jack is Professor of Hitler Studies (and conceals the fact that he does not speak a word of German), and Babette teaches posture and volunteers by reading tabloids to a group of elderly shut-ins. They are happy enough, until a deadly toxic accident and Babette’s addiction to an experimental drug make Jake question everything.
White Noise is considered a postmodern classic and its unfolding of themes of consumerism, family and divorce, and technology as a deadly threat have attracted the attention of literary scholars since its publication.
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Funny, frightening and horribly real, this is a masterful satire of a culture which has lost its moorings. Brilliant.
This was hard...
I wanted to like it, I liked a lot of it, but it overall didn't seem to work for me. I struggled to get into it, it felt meandering and self satisfied.
Honestly, if section two “The Airborne Toxic Event” was a standalone short story with no other edits, it would be incredible.
have fallen into a reading slump yet this was a good remedy. the satire is amusing if not occasionally tedious and there's some genuinely compelling themes about mortality and childhood. something about delillo's writing style clicks with me more often than not. pretty great stuff
Exactly. Look past the violence, Jack. There is a wonderful brimming spirit of innocence and fun.
