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4. White Noise by Don DeLillo

Written by Don DeLillo and winner of the National Book Award, White Noise is a captivating study of modern family life that is both eerily uncanny and touchingly relatable.

Focusing on the everyday struggles and idiosyncrasies of Jack Gladney, his fourth wife Babette, and their ultra-modern offspring, Delillo’s tale reveals the pervasiveness of mass culture in our lives. When an industrial accident occurs and a deadly black cloud threatens to disrupt Gladneys’ peaceful existence, the true extent of society’s constant distractions becomes apparent. These distractions include radio transmissions, sirens, microwaves, ultrasonic appliances, and televisions, all of which make up the ongoing “white noise” of modern life.

On one level, White Noise offers us a great insight into our contemporary culture – but as its eerie plot proves, it also points our attention to more foreboding potential consequences.