Two books that prove pun lightning can strike twice

Or, Patricia Lockwood’s evolving brilliance

Pun lightning, as diagnosed by Patricia Lockwood, is that “jolt of connection when the language turns itself inside out, when two words suddenly profess they’re related to each other, or wish to be married, or were in league all along.”

If you think of it as a style, she uses it like Van Gogh used yellow. If you think of it as an affliction, she’s Patient Zero. And if you want to see it in action, pick up these two books: