... an authentic, brilliant, satiric picture of the morning commute. There is noth-ing fantastical here, just plain, powerful observations of the way things are. This description supports Lightman's theme effectively. We see Bill's terribly productive businessman-neighbor glibly announce that he's read-ing, while in reality he is listening to the book-on-tape version of The Bridges of Madison County. We listen to one of the three voicemail messages Bill has received ... on his cell-phone in the past twenty minutes. We stop to read a company's tempting slogan, "Work wherever, whenever." (6-7...

• Word Count: 1288
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School