''Lightning People'' is a 2011 novel by

Christopher Bollen Christopher Bollen (born November 26, 1975) is an American novelist and magazine writer/editor who lives in New York City. Describing his novels, ''The Daily Telegraph'' notes that "Bollen writes expansive, psychologically probing novels in the m ...

. It is Bollen's debut novel, and was first published in the United States by Soft Skull Press on September 1, 2011. The book is set in

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

in the 2000s. Critical reception was mixed. ''

Kirkus Reviews ''Kirkus Reviews'' (or ''Kirkus Media'') is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus (1893–1980). The magazine is headquartered in New York City. ''Kirkus Reviews'' confers the annual Kirkus Prize to authors of fic ...

'' described the novel as a "dark character study" and praised its realism and symbolism. However, other critics found the story lines implausible. Viet Dinh, writing for Lambda Literary Foundation, felt that the plot lacked drama and tension.

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2011 American novels 2011 debut novels Novels by Christopher Bollen Novels set in New York City Novels set in the 2000s Soft Skull Press books {{2010s-novel-stub