A great storyteller just sort of trailing off. But if this is representative of his post-Underworld work (I haven't read the other two yet), it would be sad. The question I asked myself: what is this supposed to be? Why publish this at all?ĭeLillo wrote Underworld, so he can publish whatever he wants. So, not substantial enough to be a work of fiction, not coherent enough to be converted to an essay. The book reminded me of Coetzee's more 'philosophical' work, with Elster standing in for Elizabeth Costello. More like a collection of random observations. Very thin, like 'butter smeared over too much toast.' Most of the work consists of characters making pronouncements, stating theory. Sure, the basic fictional elements are there (plot, character, setting) but they read like an afterthought.
More of an essay than a work of fiction. It's double spaced, large font, the whole bit-like a freshman term paper trying to stretch itself out to cover the minimum page count.
The label 'novella' would be very generous.
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