Title: Dated, Not Funny, Overrated
Product review: A selection of my book group, I must confess to being totally underwhelmed by this National Book Award winner. This is the book that cemented Delillo's reputation as one of the modern greats, but I really failed to see much in beyond some pretty tepid superficial sniping at modern American culture and lifestyles. Set in a fictional town somewhat akin to Pittsburgh, the book's hero is a college professor of Hitler studies. It takes his (and his wife's) fear of death and seemingly tries to tell the reader that while they are so obsessed with death, they are missing out on life--in no small part due to all the "white noise" that forms our popular culture. I never found any of this particularly amusing or insightful, however I was in the minority of my bookgroup in this one, so take my opinion with a grain of salt... I guess.
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