Reviews

Cosmopolis by Don DeLillo

jennyhamel's review

1.0

I'm not even sure what I just read. This is the only book I've ever started that I wanted to give up on, but as a personal rule.. I kept going until the end, hoping for it to get better. The writing is so disjointed - I couldn't even figure out where Eric Packer was half the time, much less what he was doing or who he was with. There were too many characters, too briefly introduced. Honestly, the book was so fast paced, I didn't even have time to get to know and connect with the main character. I wanted to read this because of the new Cronenberg movie - I'm really hoping he was able to do something great with this garbage.. but we'll see.

cherry_limeade's review against another edition

5.0

Brilliant and hilarious. Worth analysis far above my pay grade 

razzledazzle's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.25

bart_gunn's review against another edition

3.0

As well as holding a mirror up to the Western World, I would love to have been given a way out.....

ndas's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

daynap's review against another edition

2.0

boring pretentious...I just didn't like how the book read period. Lets hope the movie is better than the book...I have faith in David!

saturatedcotton's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

solstraalen's review

5.0

Nobody sings like the Don. The motherfuckers who gave this a bad rating, must hate music.

"He felt the passion of the body, its adaptive drive over geologic time, the poetry and chemistry of its origins in the dust of old exploding stars" - say that shit out loud.

aliceboule's review against another edition

2.0

Not sure why this book was on my “want to read” shelf for so long. It’s very much average trying to masquerade as literature. I don’t even want to talk about the way women are portrayed. Giving it two stars because the writing is good.

readatron3000's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

1.0