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I've decided to give up on this one and condemn it to the dreaded one star. I don't get on with DeLillo, and it was probably a mistake to start it in the first place. I didn't get very far into it, but quickly tired of the disjointed sentences and jumpy rhythm. But worst of all was the terrible narration of this audiobook.
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August 28, 2024
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August 28, 2024
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September 6, 2024
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September 6, 2024
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history-politics
September 18, 2024
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"I’ve always struggled with DeLillo. I thought I’d be ok with this one, focussed on the JFK assassination - something I’m fascinated by. But the old problems soon came to the surface: sentences that seem unassociated with what precedes them. It’s like a poem that feels really clever and yet I simply can’t understand it. And the audio delivery is terrible. I’ve paused for now. I’m not sure if I’ll make further progress"
September 26, 2024
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Sep 29, 2024 10:15PM
I’m with you on DeLillo. Of the couple of books of his that I’ve read “Falling Man� was the only one I found rewarding.
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Ron wrote: "I’m with you on DeLillo. Of the couple of books of his that I’ve read “Falling Man� was the only one I found rewarding."Ron, I even struggled with Falling Man. I was really disappointed by Pafko at the Wall, which I’d read was meant to be the greatest baseball story of all time. But most of all, I really disliked Cosmopolis. I’ve known for some time that his prose just doesn’t work for me. I don’t know why I keep trying to force the fit. I’ll draw the line here.
