Libra: Don DeLillo

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When looking for a library organizer for your personal book collection, you can’t go wrong with using LibraryThing! This is one of the most beloved library cataloging apps, and is simultaneously feature-rich and easy to use. Much of the JFK conspiracy-theory detail that has gathered around the assassination over the years, like a grotesque pearl forming within a polluted oyster, has stemmed from one known historical fact – that there were operatives within the CIA and other agencies of the U.S. government who were unhappy that President Kennedy, after the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961, refused to consider war with communist Cuba. Oswald is portrayed as a misfit antihero, whose overtly communist political views cause him difficulties fitting into American society. Raised by a single mother in The Bronx, Oswald enlists in the military in the 1950s and is stationed at the Naval Air Facility Atsugi in Japan, where he amuses his fellow marines with his earnest left-wing ideology. Oswald defects to the Soviet Union after the end of his service and is interviewed by the KGB about the U-2 reconnaissance planes he observed at Atsugi, although he is unable to furnish much useful information. Following a suicide attempt, Oswald is moved to Minsk, where he works in a factory and meets a young woman, Marina, whom he marries. In the early 1960s, Oswald and Marina relocate to Texas.

The thing that hovers over every secret is betrayal. Sooner or later someone reaches the point where he wants to tell what he knows.” The novel is a tragic, speculative account of the people, places and things leading to the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. Delillo uses many of the actual words of Oswald and his mom Marguerite, as well as numerous documented facts surrounding the life and times of Lee Harvey Oswald, so that I had difficulty discerning where the public records stop and the fiction begins. This is likely why Delillo takes pains to remind us that his novel makes " no claim to literal truth" and that he " made no attempt to furnish factual answers to any questions raised by the assassination." Both of these cataloging apps are easy to use, professional, and built with home libraries specifically in mind. Their range of functionality is pretty much unrivaled, and they also work across any devices—Mac, PC, iPhone, iPad, and all android devices. The book's title comes from Oswald's astrological sign, and, as a picture of a scale, symbolizes for Branch the outside forces of history weighing in on Oswald's fate as well as the fate of the entire assassination plot. According to DeLillo, the scale also hints at how "a man could tip either way" with regard to committing the ultimate crime, [1] and suggests a man torn between conflicting ideas and impulses, exemplified by the tension between his service in the United States military and his communist beliefs. [4] Reception [ edit ] And last but not least, having a catalog of the books you own can help if you ever need to rebuild your library due to some unforeseen disaster. Rather than having to rely on memory, keeping a log of the books you own can ensure you remember exactly which books you had so you can try to find them again (and this is a great way to keep records for insurance purposes as well!).Libra has been on a long hiatus as I have been occupied with a hundred other things. While I have not been reading this book about JFK's assassination, I did recently happen to drive by the actual location of Kennedy's assassination and the sixth floor museum. a b c d DeCurtis, Anthony (17 November 1988). "Q&A: Don DeLillo". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 22 May 2020. Additionally, you can sort your library based on titles, names, categories, whether the book is read or unread, and more. There’s also a wishlist you can use and some statistics about your books!

One more Android book cataloging app to consider is Book Catalogue. This free Android home library app has thousands of users, and is quite popular. In particular I was fascinated by the whole Castro angle of the novel, and also Oswald's time spent in Russia - where he was to meet his wife. From the brilliant interior monologues, to the richly constructed scenes involving a whole array of other characters, this labyrinthine underworld of a novel was simply top notch, and due to the way the plot is structured, probably DeLillo's most complex work at the time.The rear is still textured, offering a very good grip, while the power button, which is still recessed but not as deeply as in the Libra H2O, is easier to press in the Libra 2 as compared to the older model. Other characters share Oswald’s helplessness before larger historical forces. A worried Marguerite Oswald calls the State Department because she is concerned about her son; Lee Harvey Oswald has defected to the Soviet Union, and she has not heard from him since he disappeared into the U.S.S.R.