Truly Like Lightning by David DuchovnyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This novel’s plot is centered around Bronson Powers, an ex-stuntman from Hollywood that inherited an extremely large plot of land in the desert next to Joshua Tree National Park. The catch was he had to become Mormon. Being an auto-didactic Bronson took the faith back to the original writings and created his polygamous family. It’s more blended than it looks, with several of the children from prior relationships and the women being bisexual.
Twenty years they lived harmoniously until a drugged-up woman on mescaline discovers their homestead. Working for a greedy megalomaniac developer she devises a convoluted plot to get their land. A test of homeschooling versus public school for a year, sending three of the children out into the “real world” along with one of the mothers. There is no way this is going to work out well for anyone involved. The family is doomed from the moment an outsider decided to interfere.
The book reads like an over-the-top farce at many points. It reminds me a bit of Hollywood, but who can blame an actor with an ex-stunt man at the heart of the tale. If you can go with the flow, then it becomes an exciting saga. There are layers contained and the book throws in plenty of social issues, with climate change and politics not being left out
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