Editing Lydia Millet (section)

=== ''Everyone's Pretty'' (2005) ===
Millet's fourth novel, ''Everyone's Pretty'' (2005), is a [[picaresque]] tragicomedy about an alcoholic [[Pornography|pornographer]] with [[wikt:messianic|messianic]] delusions, based partly on Millet's stint as a copy editor at [[Larry Flynt]] Publications. Sarah Weinman of the ''[[The Washington Post|Washington Post Book World]]'' called it "both prism and truth" "With a sharp eye for small details, a keen sense of the absurd and strong empathy for its creations," Millet creates a [[kaleidoscope]] of quirky characters. ''[[The New York Times Book Review]]'' called her fifth novel, ''Oh Pure and Radiant Heart'' (2005), an "extremely smart…resonant fantasy." It brings three of the [[physicist]]s responsible for creating the [[atomic bomb]] to life in modern-day [[New Mexico]], where they acquire a cult following and embark on a crusade for redemption.