Sep 5, 2008

The Higher Power of Lucky | Themes

Order in the Universe
As the novel’s title indicates, this book chronicles Lucky’s quest for a Higher Power. She takes the term from twelve-step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous and, just as it is intentionally vague there, so it is open-ended in the book. Lucky searches for a divine higher power, seeking (and finding) mystical signs. She also passes through a classic pattern of spiritual growth as she starts connected with the community, separates from it, passes through a troubled period of reflection, and finally returns to the community with a newfound...