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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
My second time reading this (the first time being 20+ years ago) I was less confused and more impressed, especially with the passages about writing.
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
adventurous
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
really beautiful on a sentence level. i think the question of art vs terror is interesting/relevant, especially as art sort of becomes more so a form of entertainment and numbing rather than something meant to profoundly move an audience.
Even though I quite like DeLillo, this one was a bit of torture for me. Wait, no, torture is the wrong word. Mao II is 240 pages of self-indulgent mind-masturbation, with every voice moaning the name of the author. To be honest, the only enjoyable parts were the beginning and the end, everything in between is more or less forgettable. I may or may not read more of DeLillo's work, seeing that most of his books are quite well-received, but Mao II was a definite miss for me.
Too bad, but you can't win over everyone.
Too bad, but you can't win over everyone.
My general take on DeLillo - brilliant framing, strong interesting plot, insightful social commentary and then there's the heaviness and boring musings of generic middle-aged man's sexual life.
And then DeLillo knows what the Twin Towers stood for -
And then DeLillo knows what the Twin Towers stood for -
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
First delillo book I’ve read so it took some getting used to. The character work was really cool and I had them all visualised really well it was just the plot I found quite difficult to follow. Interesting tone. Some bits were a lot more engaging than others.
Exciting almost mystery novel that is scarily accurate in it's foresight of events in American.