How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
a novel
Readers rate it 3.3 (182 on Hardcover)
257 pages · Released 2010 · Pantheon
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This is a sophisticated, literary science fiction novel aimed at adult readers, centered on existential themes about meaning, identity, and family relationships. While it contains some violence and mature themes, these are not graphic or the primary focus; the book is more introspective and philosophical than action-driven. The complex narrative structure involving time travel and meta-fictional commentary makes it challenging for younger teens, though older adolescents interested in literary sci-fi may find it rewarding.
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Charles Yu, time travel technician, helps save people from themselves in Minor Universe 31, a vast story-space on the outskirts of fiction. When he's not taking client calls, Yu visits his mother and searches for his father, who invented time travel and then vanished. Accompanied by TAMMY, an operating system with low... Charles Yu, time travel technician, helps save people from themselves in Minor Universe 31, a vast story-space on the outskirts of fiction. When he's not taking client calls, Yu visits his mother and searches for his father, who invented time travel and then vanished. Accompanied by TAMMY, an operating system with low self-esteem, and a nonexistent but ontologically valid dog named Ed, and using a book titled "How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe "as his guide, Yu sets out, and back, and beyond, in order to find the one day where he and his father can meet in memory.
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- Fiction
- Not Diverse Characters
- Character driven
- Weak Character Development
- Unloveable Characters
- Strong Character Development
- Loveable Characters
- Diverse Characters
- Plot driven
- to-read
- Calibre Import
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ISBN 9780307379207 · Pantheon