I appreciated a lot of the devices that D'agata used here, especially his use of litany. I felt like it didn't create a harmonious whole, which may have been the point--something to do with the ever-looming threat of nuclear destruction that shadows Las Vegas somehow twinning with the unknowability of the kid who jumps--but his use of research and detailing of process were really strong and admirable. I felt that the whole book was a good read. How the writer used his lyrical type of writing into facts about the yucca Mountain Nuclear storage plant. for a person that had little knowledge about the facility it's self, i felt there was real harsh message behind the suicide and the Government scandal the author wanted us to know. That we as a species are not capable to sustain life as we know it. I know it is a harsh reality but how he explains the information he has i just feel like the people that should care about this matter don't and it is sad to see everything go to crap right in front of our eyes. but in this book he gives us a large scale look and all the way down to individual scale. this book was a real eye opener and i hope it will inform more people about the subject at hand.
i really enjoyed this. Politics, suicide, Las Vegas, words and symbols...
—Deepar
Started it today, finished it today. Haunting, absolutely haunting.
—Firespin2461
Loved the mixtures and interweaving of the story lines.
—ashleyeh
Nuclear waste is indeed bad stuff.
—Black
JD is my homeboy
—Monica
