Underworld by Don DeLillo

Underworld

Don DeLillo

832 pages • first pub 1997 (view editions)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced
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A finalist for the National Book Award, Don DeLillo's most powerful and riveting novel--"a great American novel, a masterpiece, a thrilling page-turner" (San Francisco Chronicle)--Underworld is about the second half of the twentieth century in Ame...

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Community Reviews

3.88
based on 2,640 reviews

Moods

reflective: 79%

challenging: 74%

dark: 49%

emotional: 34%

funny: 27%

mysterious: 27%

sad: 27%

adventurous: 19%

informative: 15%

tense: 13%

inspiring: 6%

hopeful: 5%

relaxing: 4%

lighthearted: 2%

Pace

26% of readers chose medium
73% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
36% of readers chose A mix
56% of readers chose Character
3% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

54% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

18% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
43% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

72% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

61% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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