Tiny Dancer

Love this book..., 19 Jun 2007

This is one of my all time favourite books. Contrary to other reviews, I found this the most accessible of Delillo's fiction. It's a humerous look at the state of modern American culture.

Exposure to an 'airborne toxic event' causes Jack to confront his own mortality and seek out a black market drug called Dylar to allay his fear of death. This book is brimming with witty observations and ridiculous dialogue. The character of Murray is laugh out loud funny. Definitely worth reading!

A gripping story, 19 Jun 2007

This book is very well written. Contrary to other reviews of this book, I think it is a strength in the novel that Eva does not always inspire empathy in the reader. Eva is a terrifically well rounded, believable and flawed character. The book is in the form of letters to her husband trying to rationalise the tragic killings performed by her son. I think it is in trying to rationalise why Kevin committed such atrocities that Eva questions her role as a mother... is it because she didn't really want a baby, because she couldn't bond with Kevin after he was born, because she wanted a career or was Kevin just born inherently evil?

This book is gripping from beginning to end,… Read more