Cosmopolis
by Don DeLillo
Taste attributes: dramapsychologicalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricateemotive & stirringself destruction/implosionsocial commentarytroubled leads
Boxlist takeExpect an original, heavy novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.3 / 5
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About This Book
"Eric Packer, a billionaire asset manager at age twenty-eight, emerges from his penthouse triplex and settles into his lavishly customized white stretch limousine. On this day he is a man with two missions: to pursue a cataclysmic bet against the yen and to get a haircut across town.".
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- Author
- Don DeLillo
- Published
- 2003
- Pages
- 223
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- Open Library
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