DeLillo
prozak at anus.com
prozak at anus.com
Wed Feb 19 13:11:45 CST 2003
> I think DeLillo is a fantastic writer in many ways. He is a master at
> constructing sentences, his prose is amazing. Has a lot of useful stuff to
> say.
>
> But try as I might, I hate, and I mean *hate* his dialogue. I think it
> sounds forced, pretentious, and grating to the extreme. Especially in "White
> Noise." I want to go through every DeLillo novel and bitch-slap all his
> characters until they shut the fuck up. And "Ratner's Star," too. What can
> you do with a character whose first words are, "My mouth is saying hello?"
> Argh!
This is a qualified recommendation, as you acknowledge much of what
caused me to whinge about it. I'll check this out.
> Kill, kill, kill.
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