Whatever you think of Noah Baumbach’s Netflix film White Noise, there’s no doubt in my mind that the novel by Don DeLillo on which it’s based, is an amazing piece of work. I’m a big fan of Don DeLillo’s writing in general. His books are a literary joy to read, his prose is superbly crafted, brimming with subtext and astute observations. He never resorts to overused vocabulary or expressions (except, say, to illustrate a character’s lack of imagination). He make sentences sing