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White Noise (Contemporary American Fiction)
 

White Noise (Contemporary American Fiction)

by Don DeLillo

Better than any book I can think of, White Noise captures the particular strangeness of life in a time where humankind has finally learned enough to kill itself. Naturally, it's a terribly funny book, and the prose is as beautiful as a sunset through a particulate-filled sky. Nice-guy narrator Jack Gladney teaches Hitler Studies at a small college. His wife may be taking a drug that... (read more)

Top tags: fiction,  literature,  contemporary fiction,  humor,  satire (all tags)

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Tinky
  • Rated 4 stars

“Absolutely wonderful satire of American slouching toward the millennium. Funny, scary, and unforgettable. I see a strong connection between this book and George W. S. Trow's famous essay "Within the Context of No Context" and I wonder if it was an influence on DeLillo.”

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WENDY H
  • Rated 2 stars

“This book got me sleepy. But for those who actually liked the book, I guess it has its pros and cons. The book is set back in the 1950's. The good thing about the book is the end. Basically that's where all the action starts in perspective. But the character thinks about his action and looks things at an omniscient point of view. So there's no bias and we get to look at things from other people's view and actions.”

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Community:
  • Rated 3.786916 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 3.875 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Marcus

    marcus said:

    “I enjoyed this a long time ago and remember it as a darkly humoroous satirical 'academia' novel like David Lodge writes .

    Anyway I'd definitely read it again as I thought Libra was very good, and probably the unacknowledged source of JFK the movie by Oliver Stone.”

    posted Saturday, July 5 2008
  • FU MANCHU

    fu manchu said:

    “DeLillo making too little noise with this book Fu Manchu know pretentious drivel when he step in it”

    posted Saturday, July 5 2008
  • srapri

    srapri said:

    “haven't finished the book as yet, but love the humor. its not in your face, seems to exist at some subterranean level and builds up through the book. any other books by de lillo that people here recommend?”

    posted Thursday, June 19 2008 ( | view 2 replies )
  • Book Addict

    book addict said:

    “I am looking to join a live in-person book club in Manhattan that discusses Delillo and other postmodern fiction authors. Does anyone know of one?”

    posted Wednesday, March 12 2008
  • sweetafton

    sweetafton said:

    “Yes, Jack Gladney is certainly certifiable!”

    posted Tuesday, July 10 2007
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