Simple words, simple prose, very sophisticated theme, very sophisticated writing. ( )

While not his best, an interestingly told story of loss and love by one of the greatest living American writers. ( )

DeLillo rocks. Mange spor frem- tilbage - på tværs af tid, mennesker og begivenheder. En mand dukker op af støvskyen, iklædt glassplinter, andres og eget blod. Opsøger sin fraseparerede hustru, der er mindst ligeså forvirret som verden og Ham. Spring til: En mening i galskaben bag pokerpaladsernes myretuer? En mening i galskaben bag Attas drenge i Hamborg og Florida? Slet ikke. Men gode skildringer af levende mennesker ien verden af faldende mænd. Glæder mig til Underverden. ( )

A story about a family directly involved in 9/11 and what their lives were like immediately following (days, months) the terrorist attacks. The "falling man" was a performance artist who recreated the bodies falling from the towers on that day, but really represented the protagonist, Keith, who was in Tower 1 on 9/11. It was really slow-moving and its only redemption for me was the last chapter, which re-created Keith's life when the plane hit and his descendance down from the tower and to his ex-wife's home. Agonizing. ( )

Wow. Now THIS is a book. It is terse, yet expansive. Beautiful, but not annoyingly lyrical. Rich and restrained. Don't be turned off that it is about 9/11 (as I was) it overcomes even its own subject matter. Divine. ( )