Don DeLillo · 1984
A postmodern novel examining consumerism, pop culture, and academic life in America.
Noah Hawley values how it expanded his concept of a book by incorporating meta-themes and pop culture.
A speaker recommends a book written by someone else.
“And, you know, White Noise was sort of the first novel that came out like 84 that was talking about consumerism and pop culture. And, you know, there's a moment in that book in which, you know, the father goes in, he turns off the lights and the young girl is talking in her sleep.”
Why: It expanded his concept of what a book could be by incorporating meta-themes and pop culture.
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