Falling Man

[rich]

Hi Matt--

I think the post-Underworld DeLillo isn't as interesting--he is working on a
micro-level, alot more focus on his characters (never has been his strong
point). the stories themselves, at least Cosmopolis and Falling Man, seem
dated and tired--Players and The Names covered the same ground much better
in more oblique and satisfying ways.  he wasn't so blunt about capitalism or
terrorism; he was alot more poetic in his musings.

Falling Man, e.g., would be like if Pynchon decided to write another book
about the V-2 rocket but a much more humdrum work like the Guns of Navarone
type fair. (or so I believe)

Rich


On 7/27/07, Matt Rhodes <hillcity1970 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Rich:
>
> I've got this in my to-read stack (already signed, no less, so I've
> already made that investment, and I'm curious about one thing:  is it
> pedestrian, etc. as a stand-alone, or do feel it's that way in relation to
> previous DeLillo you may have read?
>
> Best,
> Matt Rhodes
>
>
>  On 7/27/07, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com > wrote:
> >
> > hi all
> >
> > got around to reading DeLillo's new one--I have to say--god, that was
> > boring, the characters were annoying, the terrorists bland
> >
> > it was so...pedestrian, unoriginal, and leaden
> >
> > p.s. has anyone sat thru Syberberg's 7 hour- Hitler: A Film from
> > Germany?
> >
> > rich
> >
>
>
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