jitkasivrova

This is a well-crafted book, chronicling the downward spiral of a deranged mind. Yes, Nathan First is arrogant and deluded, but there is a small part of him that is frightfully aware of just how weak and lost he is. He doesn't connect with people, lives alone and is obsessed with his work and his own ideas, and there is very little in his life to anchor him in reality. Nathan is indeed a genius, and he is very aware of this fact, using it to rationalize nearly everything he does. He is never wrong, even when he knows that he is, and this is the crux of his break with reality; he is too fragile to accept the world around himself without filtering it through his own dementia. In the second half of the story, when his last real tether is snapped, Nathan falls to new lows of reason and self-control. (view spoiler) I received this book for free through Goodreads First-Reads. Thanks.

2022-08-30 01:20