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Title: Provacative stream of consciousness, but difficult to follow
Review: As a first-time reader of DeLillo, I was seduced by the wondrous first chapter in Underworld. All of the praise for this book you will come across is well deserved when directed at this sweeping prologue.From this pinnacle, the book quickly turns downward. Or rather outward - in a smattering of images and moods. These broad-stroked moments are alluring to the reader, and in some cases are enough to sustain one through many difficult passages. But the more I read, the more I was hoping for some piece of the story I could hang onto a little more tightly.Sneak a quick read of the first chapter, slide the book back onto the shelf, and walk away.
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