A review by holodoxa
Zero K by Don DeLillo

3.0

Zero K seems like an entreaty for a film adaptation from Alex Garland (I jest... sort of).

Consistent with my priors, having read Falling Man and Underworld, DeLillo seems too preoccupied with things topical. Although in this case, his subject is at least provocative: the obsession with immortality among a certain subset of elites and their enablers, creative but sometimes devious techno-utopian scientists. Unfortunately, apart from a few intermittent flashes of brilliance and depth (and satire?), DeLillo mostly relies on tired tropes and ideas layered with sometimes supercilious but often unnecessary stylistic experiments. Additionally, Zero K lacks unity and organizational economy.