Cosmopolis is about a day in the life of a young billionaire who takes a stretch limo across town for a hair cut. The vapid narcissism seems cruel when there anarchy unfolds around him. DeLillo tackles that turn of the century paranoia of doom and destruction by making the world sit on an unbalanced fulcrum. 
 DeLillo packs references to art, culture, music, classics and the very philosophy of knowledge. Eric Packer, the protagonist is obsessed with knowing and owning things of obscurity. He listens to Satie when an in-house elevator takes him down at one fourth speed. There is an appreciation for art to be appreciated and respected for what it is and at the same time he lacks the moral ground with blatant ignorance to what is happening around him. 
 The dialogues are flat and lacks emotional discourse, which I have come to see it as signature DeLillo . The protagonist uses "I" and "We" interchangeably over the course of the book. For a small book, DeLillo delivers a strong story. The main lacking point I see is the disjointedness between the characters who are all caricatures drawn from the same template. They change a little around the edges but essentially remain the collective "them". 
 A bit underwhelming but not an overall bad read. Added bonus being a short read.