Libra (Contemporary American Fiction)
 

Libra (Contemporary American Fiction)

by Don DeLillo

A gripping, masterful blend of fact and fiction, alive with meticulously portrayed characters both real and created, Libra is a grave, haunting, and brilliant examination of an event that has become an indelible part of the American psyche. In this powerful, eerily convincing fictional speculation on the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Don DeLillo chronicles Lee Harvey Oswald?s odyssey from a... (read more)

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thelitov
  • Rated 5 stars

I read parts of this book in Rollingstone. Then I got the book. Being a conspiracy theorist by nature, I enjoyed Delilo's take on the Kennedy assasination. And after reading this, you can douse the conspiracy fire in you by reading Mailer's Oswald.

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paige
  • Rated 2 stars

great cover, great premise, but i really didn't like this book. 'white noise' is more what i want. and don't get me started on 'metropolis' -- that was really horrible

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