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Lightning Rods by Helen DeWitt (view source)
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|title=Lightning Rods
|author=Helen DeWitt
|reviewer=Ani Johnson
|borrow=Yes
|isbn=978-0811220347
|pages=273
|publisher=And Other Stories
|date=September 2012
|website=http://www.helendewitt.com
|summary=This funny, well-observed satire on the American Dream isn't for those expecting another ''The Last Samurai'' or the easily shocked. A very good read but not one for the kiddies!
|cover=1908276290
|aznuk=1908276290
|aznus=0811220346
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'''Shortlisted for Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction 2013'''
Joe is a salesman on the verge of giving up. Having lost all confidence in his ability to sell vacuum cleaners to Middle America, he creates and elaborates on a fantasy just for fun. It includes a woman being 'serviced' from behind, her partner obscured by a waist high wall. The only thing any over-the-wall voyeur sees is an innocent activity e.g. she may manicure her nails.
A special 'thank you' to And Other Stories for providing us with a copy for review.
If you've enjoyed this and would like to stick with the satirically unusual, we heartily recommend [[Albert of Adelaide by Howard L Anderson]]. (There's a lot less jiggy with it too by the way.) You might also appreciate [[Terms and Conditions by Robert Glancy]]. {{amazontext|amazon=1908276290}}{{amazonUStext|amazon=0811220346}}
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