456 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141188225
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From the author of White Noise (winner of the National Book Award) and Zero KIn this powerful, eerily convincing fictional speculation on the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Don DeLillo chronicles Lee Harvey Oswald's odyssey from troubled teenag...
Community Reviews Summary of 834 reviews
Moods
tense 55%
mysterious 50%
challenging 41%
reflective 38%
informative 30%
sad 27%
emotional 25%
adventurous 19%
funny 8%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 33% | Plot: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Domestic abuse, Racism
456 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141188225
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From the author of White Noise (winner of the National Book Award) and Zero KIn this powerful, eerily convincing fictional speculation on the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Don DeLillo chronicles Lee Harvey Oswald's odyssey from troubled teenag...
Community Reviews Summary of 834 reviews
Moods
tense 55%
mysterious 50%
challenging 41%
reflective 38%
informative 30%
sad 27%
emotional 25%
adventurous 19%
funny 8%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 33% | Plot: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Domestic abuse, Racism