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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
Don DeLillo cemented his place as one of my all time favorite writers with White Noise and Libra pushed him even higher up my list. This was the first of his that felt slightly underwhelming to me but it was still a terrific novella. Weaving together Hitchcock, the Iraq war, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and more into a cohesive, profound narrative is a task that, for him, seems absolutely effortless. In my estimation, the climax of the book is essential but maybe its weakest part overall. It’s the conversations between characters and the bleak desert landscape they find themselves in that really made this one worthwhile. For any DeLillo fans, there’s no reason not to read this short volume; for newcomers, it may still be best to start with one of his more landmark works.
Yes, I was disappointed. My 3rd DeLillo book. After amazing 'Cosmopolis' (4) there was meh 'Body Artist' (3), and now here we have 'Point Omega'. Rating: 3.7 stars. It was better than 'Body Artist', but miles away from 'Cosmopolis'. I will wait some time to read DeLillo again, but it better be good. Or no soup for you Don.
Nice clean brief shot of a book. Apparently I've now read 9 or 10 of DeLillo's books. This strikes me as one of the better late-DeLillos, though I liked Cosmopolis a lot more than many people seemed to. It's no Libra, but then it's rather emphatically not trying to be.
Misteriosa e criptica riflessione su coscienza e dolore, Punto Omega è un romanzo brevissimo che allude più che spiegare. In questo risiede la sua forza, ma lascia il lettore con un senso di mancanza. Epilogo e prologo si svolgono alla pallida luce dell’installazione 24 Hours Psycho di Douglas Gordon, sulla quale DeLillo disserta fornendo una’ottima analisi d’arte contemporanea.
Aside from several above average passages, this was a waste of time. Not a colossal waste of time, its a novella after all, but a waste of time nonetheless.
By the end of the first chapter you'll probably either want to throw it against a wall or devour it in a single sitting. The plot, the action, can be summarized in a sentence or two -- but that's not really what the book is about or why it's so compelling. Point Omega has a fascination with the new (...things? environments?) born from deterioration: deterioration of time creating exploding moments for reflection; deterioration of meaning creating a fragmenting mountain of ideas. Stylistically, at times it reads almost like a thriller -- unexpected.
This book left me cold. I found myself enjoying the many critical essays I read about the book more than the actual narrative itself. As always, DeLillo’s prose was sleek and flawless but it was all that style without much substance. I enjoyed the prologue but found it slightly gimmicky by the epilogue's revisit. The novel’s enclosed narrative was an engaging setup but was just a little too subtle to deliver
Not as powerful as Falling Man, but a beautiful story. I thought it was very David Lynch and I'm glad it was so short because I think I'm going to reread it after letting it digest a bit.
Caveat: I'm a total DeLillo fanboy. I think I've read every word he's published except for two of his plays.
Caveat: I'm a total DeLillo fanboy. I think I've read every word he's published except for two of his plays.
Definitely not my cup of tea. Pseudo-artistic crap.