Underworld

[Bruce Appelbaum]

     The opening section of the book, describing the Dodger/Giants playoff 
     is incredible.  And I'm not disappointed with rest of the first 200 or 
     so pages, either.


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Subject: Re: Underworld
Author:  Joe Varo <vjvaro at erie.net> at Internet
Date:    9/24/1997 1:17 PM


On Wed, 24 Sep 1997, RICHARD ROMEO wrote:
     
> Just wanted to drop a note saying that _U_ is quite likely one of the 
> best books I've ever read
     
Yesterday, I read the TIME review of _Underworld_. Other that to say that 
to try to synopsize _Underworld_ would be to akin to saying that _Ulysses_ 
is a day-in-the-life of a Dublin salesman, the reviewer really didn't say 
*what* the book is about. But am I correct in assuming that the first 
chapter is set in 1951, then we jump to present day and work *backward* in 
time through the rest of the book?
     
Sounds interesting, but since my last two attempts at DeLillo left me 
rather cold, I'll wait for the paperback on this one.
     
Joe