Reading Don DeLillo's "White Noise" was akin to taking a trip through time, to the mid 1980's. The plot concerns a professor of Hitler studies at a fictional mid-west college. A chemical spill from a rail car causes a toxic chemical cloud to send chaos in the town, in society in general, and to the family life of the professor. The themes deal with the power of media and the ubiquitous nature of consumerism, and its effect on the individual and family. I would say to give this acclaimed work a read.
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