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Fear not: This novel about a mildly retarded man who wins the Washington State Lottery is no Forrest Gump retread—we much prefer this (admittedly folksy) narrator to Tom Hanks as a mentally challenged Zelig. Perry Crandall's sudden windfall draws out both the caretakers and the predators; the suspense lies in watching him negotiate a suddenly complicated life. Patricia Wood's mentor, Paul Theroux, lent his literary wisdom to a book that manages to be heartfelt and totally not corny. Lottery By Patricia Wood; Putnam; $24. 95; Out August 2. 'Lottery'
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About this book Summary Book Summary Perry's IQ is only 76, but he's not stupid. His grandmother taught him everything he needs to know to survive: She taught him to write things down so he won't forget them. She taught him to play the lottery every week. And, most important, she taught him whom to trust. When Gram dies, Perry is left orphaned and bereft at the age of thirty-one. Then his weekly Washington State Lottery ticket wins him 12 million dollars, and he finds he has more family than he knows what to do with. Peopled with characters both wicked and heroic who leap off the pages, Lottery is a deeply satisfying, gorgeously rendered novel about trust, loyalty, and what distinguishes us as capable. Membership Advantages Reviews "Beyond the Book" articles Free books to read and review (US only) Find books by time period, setting & theme Read-alike suggestions by book and author Book club discussions and much more! Just $12 for 3 months or $39 for a year. More about membership! Media Reviews Reader Reviews "The wisdoms here run more cute than deep, but Wood's light humor and likable narrator should have mass appeal. "
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His glass is always half full. Shoot, his glass is three-quarters full--it only looks half-full to those of us too blind to see things the Perry Crandall way. And it's this innocence and optimism that makes his family betrayals all the more heartbreaking to the reader. We want to crawl into the book and protect Perry from the vultures, especially when he faces the biggest tragedy of his life. But Perry insists he doesn't need protecting, and he proceeds to prove it us and to the three remaining people who care the most about him: Gary, the owner of Holsted's Marine Supply who has employed Perry since he was sixteen years old; Keith, Perry's heavy, flatulent, potty-mouthed co-worker; and Cherry a young, tattooed and pierced cashier at the local Marina Handy Mart. When Perry wins the Washington state lottery we learn just who his real friends (and real family) are. His mostly estranged cousin-brothers come knocking, strangers arrive on his we hope--oh how we hope--that Perry can learn to distinguish the friends from the leeches.
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S ince its Orange Prize shortlisting, Lottery has earned comparisons with The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. It's a plain rags-to-riches tale: Perry Crandall's IQ is so low he can barely make breakfast, but he's won the Washington state lottery. Before long, the wicked family arrives with a cackle, trailing a morality play with all the nuance (and none of the excitement) of panto. Happily, Perry turns out to have a knack for wisely naive Forrest Gumpisms: "cynical", for example, "means you are honest in a nasty way". Yet the brilliance of Mark Haddon's novel lay in the way it formed a complex emotional narrative in a voice with limited emotional range. Despite Perry's sparks of witless wit, Lottery is no less simple-minded than its hero.
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