Adelle Waldman’s new novel follows workers in a big-box store
“Help Wanted” is based on the author’s own stint employed by one
Adelle Waldman’s sharp-eyed observations of intellectuals in Brooklyn chasing book deals and bedmates made her first novel, “The Love Affairs of Nathanial P.” (2013), a hit. For her follow-up, she has traded the excesses of the urban elite for the struggles of unskilled workers farther afield. This may sound dreary, but “Help Wanted” is a lively, humane book.
This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “Barely gettin’ by”
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