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Well, I have to say that I was surprised at how much I absolutely loved this book. Not only was it my favorite book that we have read in the class, but I would go so far as to say that it has probably become my favorite book of all time. Unfortunately, however, I am… Continue reading Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Mysteries

One of my favorite aspects of this book is the fact that for his age Oskar is so developed. He is extremely mature, eccentric and creative, far above what is expected of normal 9-year-olds.  I feel that this may affect readers opinions of the book because they may question how believable the plot is. While… Continue reading Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

I find it very interesting that even though the man and the boy in The Road have experienced a very significant amount of trauma, they do not display the typical symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder that are highlighted in this article.  I would attribute this to the fact that it would be hard to… Continue reading The Road and PTSD

This scene was based on the scene that occurs on page 22, in which they find a Coca-Cola and the father gives it to the son. The scene starts off as the two characters are walking down the road and come across a supermarket, the camera angle is far away, we are watching them from… Continue reading The Road Screenplay: Coca-Cola

I found Don DeLillo’s list for other possible titles of White Noise to be extremely interesting.  Although I do enjoy White Noise as a title for the book and I agree with DeLillo that it was the best choice, I thought there were several other possible titles that would have been a good fit as well.… Continue reading Possible Titles for White Noise

When we were originally assigned this topic for our blog post I had a lot of ideas about where I wanted to go. First I thought that I wanted to go to the mall and just walk around, but then I decided that there would be too much going on and I would not be… Continue reading The Hair Salon

There are many similarities and differences within the introductions of Don DeLillo’s White Noise and Lucifer’s Hammer.  While both are novels about some sort of disaster, they take a very different approach when introducing their characters and setting the scenes for the stories.  Lucifer’s Hammer had several main characters that are rapidly introduced from the very first… Continue reading Similarities and Differences Between the Beginnings of White Noise and Lucifer’s HammerW

Before Hammerfall: I am a hardworking, important man looking for a woman who is willing to accommodate a man with a demanding schedule. I am looking for an independent woman of fairly high stature and impressive reputation. Independence is key because I need a woman who is just as busy and distracted as I am… Continue reading Personal Ad for Johnny Baker