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DeLillo satirizes modern-day, upper-bougie American living skillfully and satisfyingly, with extra points for his send-up of academics. I particularly like DeLillo's way of describing people's motions and gestures abstractly, with more focus on the interpretations of the observer than the feelings of the observed. The real feat is that it is still very funny, and very topical, even though it was published in 1985, which should make it ancient history the way pop culture hurtles us through the da
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Loved the first section on the book, concentrating on the protagonist and his family. The contrast of Jack's teaching of a Hitler course and Murray teaching an Elvis course led to an outstanding chapter. However, the book to me went off an a tangent once Jack and Babette's obsession/fear of death became the major plot driver. An interesting read, but it seemed to promise more for me early on.
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