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Violence
A lot
A self-immolation; an assassination attempt; violence in the anti-globalization protest
Language
A lot
Strong language throughout
Sexual Content
A lot
Explicit sexual content throughout; Eric has multiple encounters in the limo
Substance Use
Barely any
Some drug use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological horror of a man entirely without consequence; capitalism as a pathology depicted from the inside
What this book is about
Eric Packer, twenty-eight and incomprehensibly wealthy, rides across Manhattan in his stretch limousine on a day that will end his life. He has meetings, encounters, sex, and observations. A protester is immolated. His chief of theory discusses asymmetry. Someone is trying to kill him. DeLillo's short, dense, satirical novel is a portrait of late capitalism at its most extreme: a man so removed from consequence that death is just another data point.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Explicit sexual content throughout
A self-immolation
Strong language throughout
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