Consciousness as a curse. Intelligence as a curse. Our underground man sees only too clearly that reason doesn't motivate men. The irrational, the desire to exert one's independence by harming oneself, are built in to the human condition. Two x two = four . . . but so what? If men want it to be five, and behave accordingly, it's their prerogative. Simple man, even the stupid man, is happier.
Follows Sadie and Sam (Mazer) from childhood to mid-thirties when both are feeling old and a bit out of it in the gaming world. Characters are well-rounded, develop throughout the novel in interesting way. Plot is involved but sensible. Not a single, "Oh, come on!" moment. The book could have been faster paced. Odd, since the main topic is video games which are not for their speed of engagement and Gabrielle Zevin clearly knows her video games. Recommended by Michael Connelly in an interview. He also has Bosch pick up the book in his novel, Resurrection Walk, as Bosch tails a possible witness to a crime as she moves through a bookstore. Sadie and Sam do not get together at the end, which is good. Marx killed by homophobic nutcase who really wants to kill Sam, but Sam isn't there. Marx is father of Sadie's child.
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