madklowns reviewed Ratner's Star by Don DeLillo
Review of "Ratner's Star" on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
EDIT: upgrading this book from three stars to five because six months later I can't stop thinking about it. It's like a virus that just keeps growing in my mind. I often think back to different scenes. Don is both a genius and an epic troll.
Original review:
I read this without any prior context, and let's just say I was very confused. Still am. It's like a book written by AI. The dialogue was almost nonsensical. But it has so many interesting descriptions about made up science. I don't know if I hate this book or if I love it.
Semen is referenced altogether too many times for one novel. It's like every other page towards the end. That's a lot of semen.
This book is like attending university in Alice's wonderland. Everyone is just absolutely mad as a hatter. They talk past each other and repeat phrases incessantly. …
EDIT: upgrading this book from three stars to five because six months later I can't stop thinking about it. It's like a virus that just keeps growing in my mind. I often think back to different scenes. Don is both a genius and an epic troll.
Original review:
I read this without any prior context, and let's just say I was very confused. Still am. It's like a book written by AI. The dialogue was almost nonsensical. But it has so many interesting descriptions about made up science. I don't know if I hate this book or if I love it.
Semen is referenced altogether too many times for one novel. It's like every other page towards the end. That's a lot of semen.
This book is like attending university in Alice's wonderland. Everyone is just absolutely mad as a hatter. They talk past each other and repeat phrases incessantly.
Near the end of this huge book there is a description of writers who don't want anyone to read their work so they make it incomprehensible, and I felt like the recipient of an epic troll.
