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275 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811219433
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 05 October 2011
Description
An uproarious, hard-boiled modern fable of corporate life, sex, and race in America, Helen DeWitt's Lightning Rods brims with the satiric energy of Nathanael West and the philosophic import of an Aristophanic comedy of ideas. Her wild yarn is seco...
Community Reviews Summary of 368 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 36%
reflective 36%
challenging 32%
dark 32%
informative 12%
adventurous 8%
mysterious 4%
Pace
fast 34%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 45% | A mix: 36% | Character: 18%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 47%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 9%Average rating
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275 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811219433
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 05 October 2011
Description
An uproarious, hard-boiled modern fable of corporate life, sex, and race in America, Helen DeWitt's Lightning Rods brims with the satiric energy of Nathanael West and the philosophic import of an Aristophanic comedy of ideas. Her wild yarn is seco...
Community Reviews Summary of 368 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 36%
reflective 36%
challenging 32%
dark 32%
informative 12%
adventurous 8%
mysterious 4%
Pace
fast 34%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 45% | A mix: 36% | Character: 18%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 47%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.