Delillo

[joeallonby]

on 2/2/04 3:07 AM, jbor at jbor at bigpond.com wrote:

> on 1/2/04 1:34 PM, Toby G Levy wrote:
> 
>> That reminded me that when Mao II first came out, I wrote Delillo a
>> letter asking him if  any of Bill Gray was based on Pynchon and if that
>> was the case, should Pynchon's fans be concerned for his personal well
>> being, and was there anything that could be done to help.  Delillo never
>> answered the letter.
> 
> I think that one reason why Pynchon provided a blurb for that novel might
> have been to try and show that the characterisation of Bill Gray wasn't a
> reflection on him.
> 
>> And I also think that White Noise is outstanding, in my opinion far and
>> away the best of all Delillo's novels.
> 
> I think _Libra_ might prove to be the greater achievement, but _White Noise_
> is right up there. _Running Dog_ is underrated.
> 
> best
> 
I'm a big fan of Libra. I think that "JFK" had more to do with Libra than
Garrison's book. Underworld is a massive work. I found White Noise boring.