Electricity

by Ray Robinson

Ray Robinson's visceral, ambitious debut novel Electricity is a tour de force portrayal of a heroine you will not soon forget. Thirty-year-old Lily O'Connor lives with epilepsy, uncontrollable surges... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802170358
• ISBN13: 9780802170354
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Grove Press, Black Cat
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

A Brilliant Novel By An Amazing Author

Ray Robinson's "Electricity" is a beautifully crafted novel that takes the reader deep into the head and heart of a compellingly genuine narrator, Lily, who is living with epilepsy. Lily's voice is authentic and direct. Her no-nonsense attitude enables the reader to take a first-hand look at living with epilepsy, without making the disease the center of the narration or plot. Lily is blunt, sometimes almost brutally so, but she is also undeniably honest about her experiences and world. This, combined with her complex and at times conflicting emotions, makes Lily a convincing and completely lovable character. In Lily, and in her (also intriguing) companions, Robinson gracefully treads the fine line between compelling characterization and caricature without falling prey to the temptation to resort to melodrama, stereotype, or self-pity. I loved "Electricity." Ray Robinson has done a brilliant job with his first novel, and I look forward to reading his next novel(s), hopefully soon.