Lightning People

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Lightning People
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First edition
Author Christopher Bollen
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Soft Skull Press
Publication date
September 1, 2011
Publication placeUnited States
Pages368
ISBN 978-1-59376-419-7

Lightning People is a 2011 novel by Christopher Bollen. It is Bollen's debut novel, and was first published in the United States by Soft Skull Press on September 1, 2011. [1] [2] The book is set in New York City in the 2000s. [3]

Critical reception was mixed. Kirkus Reviews described the novel as a "dark character study" and praised its realism and symbolism. [2] However, other critics found the story lines implausible. [1] [4] Viet Dinh, writing for Lambda Literary Foundation, felt that the plot lacked drama and tension. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lightning People". Publishers Weekly . August 8, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Lightning People". Kirkus Reviews . July 20, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  3. ↑ Rovzar, Chris (September 9, 2011). "164 Minutes With Christopher Bollen". New York . Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Lightning People". The New Yorker . October 17, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  5. ↑ Dinh, Viet (December 11, 2011). "'Lightning People' by Christopher Bollen". Lambda Literary Foundation . Retrieved September 24, 2021.
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