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256 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140085686
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 07 January 1986
Description
The second novel by Don DeLillo, author of White Noise (winner of the National Book Award) and The Silence At Logos College in West Texas, huge young men, vacuum-packed into shoulder pads and shiny helmets, play football with intense passion. Duri...
Community Reviews Summary of 272 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
dark 44%
mysterious 33%
lighthearted 22%
adventurous 11%
challenging 11%
emotional 11%
inspiring 11%
tense 11%
Pace
medium 22%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 28% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14% | N/A: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racial slursMinor
Homophobia
256 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140085686
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 07 January 1986
Description
The second novel by Don DeLillo, author of White Noise (winner of the National Book Award) and The Silence At Logos College in West Texas, huge young men, vacuum-packed into shoulder pads and shiny helmets, play football with intense passion. Duri...
Community Reviews Summary of 272 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
dark 44%
mysterious 33%
lighthearted 22%
adventurous 11%
challenging 11%
emotional 11%
inspiring 11%
tense 11%
Pace
medium 22%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 28% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14% | N/A: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racial slursMinor
Homophobia