author: Jeffrey Moore

name: Steev

average rating: 3.59

book published: 2004

rating: 4

read at: 2008/01/30

date added: 2011/01/01

shelves: novels

review:
a touching and clever novel.

its a great combo of characters. snotty cynical Rimbaud-wannabe, semi-autistic wingnut, hypergenius dork, etc

the alzheimer's stuff is sad cuz my grandmother had it, and it got even sadder when i read at the end in the acknowldegements that he learned a lot from his parents who both had it.

i like the interesting frame around the story, too, with the footnotes by the arrogant scientist, correcting things in the text and bragging about how great the swiss are.

anyway, really great, and fast read.