"Exploring Precarity and Privilege in Adelle Waldman's 'Help Wanted'"

Adelle Waldman's novel "Help Wanted" is an acidic comedy that delves into the contemporary American class system, focusing on the struggles of workers at a big-box mega-retailer. The novel offers a finely honed account of the economic trap faced by the working poor, portraying the global economic prison with humor and anger. Through its portrayal of communal experiences and manipulation within a rigged system, "Help Wanted" serves as both a novel of manners and a systems novel, shedding light on the intimate link between these apparently disparate genres.