tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post7889160768661866586..comments2024-03-27T05:13:25.241-05:00Comments on The New Dork Review of Books: DeLillo's Underworld: "Everything is connected in the end."Greg Zimmermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-26371182824478766092012-09-10T13:32:57.997-05:002012-09-10T13:32:57.997-05:00Just discovered DeLillo this summer after reading ...Just discovered DeLillo this summer after reading and loving White Noise. I am reading Cosmopolis now (it's very short and I like Cronenberg) and pretentious is an excellent way to describe it. Not nearly as good as White Noise. Good to know I should stick with the earlier works.susanwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10662696425517999104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-13987692698393085972012-09-08T11:19:29.935-05:002012-09-08T11:19:29.935-05:00Weird. I may have to check this book out.Weird. I may have to check this book out.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998996750944114185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-72219905841573746502012-09-07T21:36:29.245-05:002012-09-07T21:36:29.245-05:00I haven't read Point Omega. I would skip Cosm...I haven't read Point Omega. I would skip Cosmopolis (and the movie, which is kind of unbearable and pretentious, although interesting for that reason). Body Artist is also pretty meh, although it had redeeming qualities. End Zone is really good, one of those sports books that is and isn't about sports.LBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565867574821169945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-58464539923483546632012-09-06T14:56:59.182-05:002012-09-06T14:56:59.182-05:00Ha - yeah, it's not a small book. End Zone is ...Ha - yeah, it's not a small book. End Zone is good, eh? I'll have to check that out. I haven't tried his new, new stuff - Cosmopolis (which is now a Robert Pattinson movie. *head desk*) or Point Omega. Sounds like you're suggesting a skip...Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-81603826067714023712012-09-06T14:55:17.962-05:002012-09-06T14:55:17.962-05:00I know exactly what you mean. I must've had th...I know exactly what you mean. I must've had that on my shelf for a solid eight years before I read it. And even while reading, sometimes it was just too intimidating to pick up again and continue (hence, two months). The only others of his I've read are White Noise and Falling Man, and while I really liked Underworld, I LOVED both of those. So maybe his shorter stuff is where it's at...Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-58760296168706810402012-09-06T14:53:36.180-05:002012-09-06T14:53:36.180-05:00Seems like right up your alley, fella. Give 'e...Seems like right up your alley, fella. Give 'er a go! Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-13144554352172759192012-09-05T11:15:57.907-05:002012-09-05T11:15:57.907-05:00That seems like a fastball I can hit. I love the p...That seems like a fastball I can hit. I love the puzzles.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483490020980574428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-47963356404640478282012-09-04T19:26:34.866-05:002012-09-04T19:26:34.866-05:00You finished! I have a total love/hate relationshi...You finished! I have a total love/hate relationship with that book. I love that I'm done and love, to put it simply, his ability, but man did I hate it looming over me for years. I can't wait to tackle some of his shorter works. Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02287501540207945678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-62528834420714927532012-09-04T16:37:05.264-05:002012-09-04T16:37:05.264-05:00I love DeLillo. White Noise and End Zone are part...I love DeLillo. White Noise and End Zone are particularly great. I could take or leave some of the newer stuff (I'm thinking Cosmopolis in particular). I've read the first 200 pages of Underworld twice and have yet to finish it. I don't know why. I even took it on a backpacking trip and didn't guilt myself into reading it if only because it made my pack five pounds heavier. One day...LBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565867574821169945noreply@blogger.com