Just finished this. Honestly I loved the stark prose and the descriptions of the desert landscape. It made me want to take a trip to the desert sometime soon. Has anyone else read this? What were your thoughts? One thing I liked was how the description of the desert changed from something open and infinite to then something almost overbearing afterthe daughter disappears. Also enjoyed the film stuff.
It was ok. Prefer his other works, but I dont think I really "got" this.
>>9226135
yeah, i can agree with that. I wasn't really sure what to make of it when i finished it. the only other one ive read is white noise and this definitely felt different. i mainly just read this because my college had it in their library and it is really short
i really need to get my shit together and do one of lone pine peak's ridges soon.
>>9226562
thatd be cool
>>9225856
One of my favourite DeLillo's books. There isn't a single sentence in that book that isn't beautiful, even if they're all simple as fuck. It's a masterpiece of minimalist nothingness.
>>9225856
My first DeLillo, desu with you I didn't fully understand it until I began reading more of him. In hindsight it's a rather minor work of a master, I'd recommend Cosmopolis or Ratner's Star, my favorites.
>>9227659
What I remember well is it has one of my favorite phrases DeLillo has ever used, "he intoned liturgically." And the scenes where they're watching 24 hour Psycho is great.