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Author: Don DeLillo (n, u)
Title: White Noise
Description: Jack Gladney is a professor of Hitler Studies at a small college. He and his fourth wife and their assorted children, along with the rest of their town, are subjected to an airborne toxic event, which Jack figures may end his life, though he’s not sure when. As he tries to learn German (because what self-respecting Hitler Studies scholar does not read and speak German) and his children negotiate visitations with various non-custodial paren ...more
Title: White Noise
Description: Jack Gladney is a professor of Hitler Studies at a small college. He and his fourth wife and their assorted children, along with the rest of their town, are subjected to an airborne toxic event, which Jack figures may end his life, though he’s not sure when. As he tries to learn German (because what self-respecting Hitler Studies scholar does not read and speak German) and his children negotiate visitations with various non-custodial paren ...more
The premise sounded like one that would annoy me, but I actually loved it. Although it contained some of my literary pet peeves, the writing forced me to see beyond that, there were some wonderful passages every few pages, and I thought it hung together well. I wish I had friends reading it at the same time so we could chat about it. Interested to read more by DeLillo now.
Mar 18, 2009
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