"DeLillo never seems committed to me to what he is writing. Very nice surfaces, but he's got nothing underneath"

This quote by Leslie Fiedler is a review of the writing of Don DeLillo. Fiedler is recommending that DeLillo's writing is superficial and lacks depth. He thinks that DeLillo's writing is aesthetically pleasing, but does not have substance. Fiedler is suggesting that DeLillo's writing is not significant or thought-provoking. He believes that DeLillo's writing is merely a facade, which there is nothing of compound beneath the surface area. Fiedler's critique of DeLillo's writing recommends that he is not passionate about his work, and that he is not committed to producing significant and thought-provoking literature. Fiedler's critique of DeLillo's writing is a reminder that literature must be more than simply visually pleasing; it should also be meaningful and thought-provoking.