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Highlights
- Harry March is something of a wreck and more than half nuts.
- Author(s): Roger Rosenblatt
- 272 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Humorous
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Book Synopsis
Harry March is something of a wreck and more than half nuts. Up until now, he has lived peacefully on an island in the Hamptons with his talking dog, Hector, a born-again Evangelical and unapologetic capitalist. But March's life starts to completely unravel when Lapham--an ostentatious multimillionaire who made his fortune on asparagus tongs--begins construction of a gargantuan mansion just across the way. To Harry, Lapham's monstrosity-to-be represents the fetid and corrupt excess that has ruined modern civilization. Which means, quite simply, that this is war.
Review Quotes
"Lapham Rising brims with word play." -- Weekly Standard
"This is Mr. Rosenblatt's first novel. I hope it's not his last." -- New York Sun
"[An] uproarious debut.... Rosenblatt wields his satiric saber with skill and compassion. A-." -- Entertainment Weekly