Loving To Hate Don DeLillo

By Brian Cook

Death, fame, suicide, Hitler, atomic warfare, terrorism, nuclear waste, theoretical mathematics, small rooms where smaller men smoke fiercely and conspire, West Texas. Don Delillo takes you where you don’t want to be. To the above list, haphazardly compiled from his previous 12 novels, DeLillo’s [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

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    Not familiar with this DeLillo. I wish Cook had quoted a passage to let us get a taste of the book before we take the trouble to buy or borrow it.

    United States Posted by Russ Nichols on Apr 29, 2003 at 10:13 AM

    Great article! Loved the part on George Will - he is a pompous ass on most issues he chimes in on, in my opinion. Delillo is brilliant; White Noise, Underworld, and End Zone are all great reads and I look forward to this new one.

    United States Posted by Dan Longley on Apr 29, 2003 at 2:39 PM

        Great piece…especially section on Dale Peck.  Looking forward to reading Cosmopolis!  And to Russ Nicholas, Cook did quote from the novel.  See the last paragraph.

    Switzerland Posted by Campbell Rocco on Apr 30, 2003 at 4:17 AM

    Finally!  Some perspective given to me in the recent bashing of DeLillo.  Thank you for this.  Deeply.  xxo

    United States Posted by magpie suddenly on Apr 30, 2003 at 12:46 PM

    Excellent critic!  It’s nice to see reporters with a view of both sides, and at the very least, a sensible approach to their preferred perspective.  Delillo is a brilliant author that deserves an equally brilliant critic.

    United States Posted by Abe Connally on Apr 30, 2003 at 2:43 PM

    Cook has an asymmetrical prostate.

    United States Posted by Ed Stromberg on May 6, 2003 at 1:42 PM
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