White Noise

Okay, I’m ready. I finished the book last night. The theme of the book, Fear of Death (with sundry sub-themes: our drug-obsessed culture, what is manliness, etc.), would make good classroom fodder, but I got tired of it. I did, however, very much enjoy DeLillo’s style of writing. I reread certain phrases, sentences and paragraphs just because I loved the images those words conjured up for me. I read passages aloud to Rick. I smiled a lot. After I finished the book, I found myself flipping through it again to reread favorite parts. So, for me, it was a very worthwhile read. I can say more, but I’m not sure how thorough we’re going to get in these discussions. --Jennifer