Ananth's Blog

Certain books are like writing prompts. Like this one. So here we go. Finally I am writing a book review. It is a book on an unlikely love between two nerds Sadie and Sam. Am pretty sure the Sam character is modelled after the writer Gabrielle Zevin. What I liked about the book: Gamer/Programmer persona: I like how Zevin got into the mindspace of the gamer protagonists. I felt while reading the book that I was listening to real conversation between engineers. Specifically the retro tech space. I am pretty sure she did a ton of research on it. Character arc of Sam Mazer: I love the psychology of Sam. I loved how Sam grew during the course of the novel. In very small yet telling ways. I liked and empathised with Sam's early wounds and how those early wounds became a defining characteristic and a fundamental character flaw. I love how during the course of the novel (during the course of his life), he slowly moved towards healing those wounds. (I wonder who is the Marx in my life - tha