Libra
by Don DeLillo
Taste attributes: historicalthrillerpsychologicalcrimefresh & originalunsavouryheavylinearglossysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadssocial commentary
Boxlist takeMorally murky and original: a historical novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
In this powerful, eerily convincing fictional speculation on the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Don DeLillo chronicles Lee Harvey Oswald's odyssey from troubled teenager to a man of precarious stability who imagines himself an agent of history.
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- Author
- Don DeLillo
- Published
- 1988
- Pages
- 468
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- Open Library
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