White Noise
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Jack Gladney, a professor of Nazi history at a Middle American liberal arts school, and his family comically try to handle normal family life as a black cloud of lethal gaseous fumes threatens their town.
Authors:
DeLillo, Don
Statement of Responsibility:
Don DeLillo
Title:
White noise
Publisher:
New York :, Penguin Books,, 1999
Characteristics:
310 p. ;,22 cm.
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Add a CommentFirst published in the 1970s but it could have been written yesterday. Funny and satirical literary fiction. DeLillo is one of my favorite authors and "White Noise" is on the college reading lists for a reason.
Don't worry; this novel has no relation to the terrible movie starring Michael Keaton. Instead, this hilarious and insightful read is a great example of postmodern literature, without being too convoluted for the everyday reader. Facing our own mortality isn't easy; this novel faces that fear with many a' snicker.
A parody of our morbid curiosity in tragic events, our paralyzing and absurd fear of death, and our obsession with material possesssions. Author poses some interesting ideas. However, I found his writing style monotonous and repetative, so for me it was hard to get into. It would read better as a play.
Amazingly visionary satire on the chemical and electronic hum that surrounds us all, clouds our reasoning and distracts us from what should be important in our lives ... but doesn't distract us enough to ameliorate our base fears. Sometimes downright hilarious and often very touching, this is a stunning book.