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The Universe In Miniature In Miniature (2010)

by Patrick Somerville(Favorite Author)

4.08 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0982580819 (ISBN13: 9780982580813)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Featherproof Books

review 1: This book is terrific. The stories deal with metaphysical, emotional 'big-picture' ideas against surreal but almost prosaic backgrounds. Somerville asks you to make pretty big leaps of faith with his premises--for example, the Earth has stopped spinning on its axis and the main characters are packing up to a rural cabin like self-respecting apocalypse victims--but once there, his characters are deeply human. Sometimes dark and comic, sometimes tragic, always touching--I loved each of these stories and can't wait to read more by Somerville.
review 2: In this genre-busting book characters, stories, and stray thoughts revolve around the “The Machine of Understanding Other People,” the story of a Chicago man who is bequeathed a supernatural helmet that allow... mores him to experience the inner worlds of those around him. Through his lonely lens we peer into the mind of an art student grappling with ennui, ethics and empathy as she comes to terms with her own beliefs in a godless world. We telescope out to the story of idiot extraterrestrials struggling to pilot a complicated spaceship. We follow a retired mercenary as he tries to save his marriage and questions his life abroad. Mind-bending and cracklingly new, Patrick Somerville’s broadly appealing and uniquely imaginative constructions probe the outer reaches of sympathy, death, and love in a world seen from the inside out. less

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