Thanks for the link, Susannah. I feel less like the little boy in "The Emperor's New Clothes" now--although, come to think of it, he, too, finds he's not alone in the end. And the quotations in that article alone have persuaded me not to continue with All the Pretty Horses. Phew. There's a reprieve.
I don't like DeLillo, either. I want writing to be transparent, authors to be invisible. Failing that, I'll take clumsy writing with neat ideas, spot-on characterizations, and a good story over overworked bluster any day of the week. It's one of the reasons I'm so fond of Neal Stephenson, despite the clumsiness of some of his language.
Now I have to find something fun to read on my shelves. But next time I go to the library I will look for No Country or The Road. I'm a sucker for postapocalyptic scenarios, so perhaps the latter will tickle my fancy.