Fictional account of Lee Harvey Oswald's life and a CIA conspiracy to assassinate JFK, blending history with speculation on paranoia and plots.
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Fictional account of Lee Harvey Oswald's life and a CIA conspiracy to assassinate JFK, blending history with speculation on paranoia and plots.
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In this powerful, eerily convincing fictional speculation on the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Don DeLillo chronicles Lee Harvey Oswald's odyssey from troubled teenager to a man of precarious stability who imagines himself an agent of history. When "history" presents itself in the form of two disgruntled CIA operatives who decide that an unsuccessful attempt on the life of the president will galvanize the nation against communism, the scales are irrevocably tipped. A gripping, masterful blen...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Brief sexual descriptions and references to encounters including with boys.
Violence & gore
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Central plot revolves around assassination planning and the JFK shooting.
Profanity
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Moderate strong language in character dialogue and interior monologues.
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Passing references to homosexual activity involving a character.
Religious content
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No evidence found in available sources
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Core focus on CIA conspiracy, anti-communism, and political plots.
Self-harm / suicide
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Oswald's troubled life includes suicidal ideation themes.
Abuse & suffering
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Depictions of Oswald's difficult childhood and systemic suffering.
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