Posted by Tobias Carroll It’s been a few weeks since I finished Helen DeWitt’s second novel, Lightning Rods. Jen Vafdis contributed a fine review of the novel earlier this week; I wanted to throw in my two cents here, as this is a novel that seems designed to spark debate, inspire discussion, and leave the reader just more than slightly unmoored.
Reviewed: Helen DeWitt’s “Lightning Rods”
Reviewed by Jen Vafidis Lightning Rods By Helen DeWitt New Directions, 192 P. Helen DeWitt’s protagonist Joe is running away from debt when he gets an idea for a company. His journey to that idea includes lots of masturbating (funny masturbating, don’t worry) and an epiphany while looking at a heron on a beach. Emboldened, he gives himself this pep talk: “I’m not saying it won’t be a lot of work. But it should be a lot of fun, too…OK, you […]