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Rumours have been circulating about this book ever since it was first published. A number of readers have wondered at the state of mind of its author; as one put it, "How could anyone be mad enough to think all this up, yet sane enough to write it all down?" A few have gone further, claiming that 'The Everything' is written from a viewpoint so extraordinary, no human mind (sane or otherwise) could possibly have created what you find in these pages - and that someone, or something, else must be behind it. As another put it, only half-jokingly, "the book sounds as if, somehow, it found its way here from another dimension entirely, a dimension where even the laws of nature are different from the ones we are used to."
For one thing, it's not a conventional novel; it has no plot, characters, dialogue, heroes or villains, no sex, no guns, no flowery descriptions of sunsets - just stuff, lots of extraordinary stuff. And for another, it doesn't belong to any known genre not Philosophy, although its subject is the nature of reality; not Humour either, although it is funny; not even Science Fiction, although it is fiction...well, probably is.
So what is it? Is it just a mad author's idea of a joke? Is it an experiment, or is there a message hidden in it? Or, having read it, are you left pondering the unlikeliest idea of all that everything in 'The Everything' is completely true, and that what we call 'reality' is a stranger, funnier - and far more wonderful - place than you ever imagined?
The Everything edition by Richard Cox Literature Fiction eBooks
I picked up this book specifically because I have met the author through Goodreads and was quite curious to know what his writing was like. On several occasions, we have differed on what is considered acceptable deviations from the standard rules of writing and grammar. As such, I wasn't sure what to expect. What I found was an eccentric and avant garde storytelling structure, certainly, but there was nothing so out there that I couldn't follow along. Mr. Cox has grammar and syntax firmly in his grasp and thus is 'allowed' to break the rules.The only way I can describe this book is to say that it reads something like the Hitchhiker's guide. Not the *story* but the guide itself. Imagine an interactive wiki about a place you have never been and concepts you have never considered. And much like a trip down the Wikipedia rabbit hole, the story meanders and turns in on itself with so many tangents and anecdotes. I think this is where the true genius lies.
So often, science fiction authors strive for realism and believability. While I would maintain that this is very loosely science fiction, the brilliance is that rather than realism, the concepts in this book are as far from what we would consider normal that I would not be surprised to find that the author has visited the planets that he has written about. Yet at the same time, these alien concepts have an undeniable logic to them that makes our word look bizarre and unstructured by comparison. Either way, I can say with all honesty that I have never considered house paint and concrete to be quite as fascinating and likely never will again.
I must, however warn that within the whimsical and odd there are deep philosophical questions explored in great detail. So much detail and so deeply explored in part 2 that I may have had both a panic attack and an existential crisis or two. For some of us, gazing out into the abyss (or Everything in this case) is pretty frightening. Fortunately, our narrator soon goes out on yet another tangent and the uncomfortable feelings subside.
My only nitpick is the use of graphics. Many of these, due to the formatting required for an eBook, were difficult if not impossible to read. Beyond that, this was an incredibly enjoyable and unique read. In fact, were I the narrator's parent, I would say it was as unique as a unique pencil.
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The Everything edition by Richard Cox Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
I so loved the world of this book that here I am, months later, still wanting to visit this vivid, remarkable place, where naturally occurring fireworks make for spectacular weather and the perfect form is not the sphere, but the potato. (I'm also wishing for a travelog companion volume, with large glossy illustrations on every page.) In fact, "the world of this book" IS this book, which reveals the geology, physics, and chemistry of its universe, along with the philosophy, history, and pop culture of its inhabitants. The book is long and detailed, and I did get restless at times - I'm a traditionalist, I like plots and characters. (I clung to the radio dramas because they provided traditional fiction elements.) Oh, there are hints of character - the narrator is a teen boy with a dry wit and a quirky family - and whiffs of story, particularly in the history of space exploration. Clearly, Cox could craft a traditional narrative if he wanted to, but he made very clear from the outset that that was not his intention here. And so I went along for the ride, and I am quite glad I did. Now, when I encounter one of the givens or the absolutes of my universe, I think, hmm, might not be true ... everywhere. I look forward to reading whatever Cox writes next, and I won't hazard a guess what that might be.
When I received Richard C. Cox’s ‘The Everything’ I wasn’t quite sure what to think or truly expect. I’ve enjoyed reading my fair share of philosophy and non-fiction in general alongside authors like Kafka and Philip K. Dick (which ought to show my love for hard-to-classify books), but there’s always a feeling of skepticism that remains whenever I open and start reading a book for the first time. True to this, I didn’t know whether to expect to love or be disappointed by ‘The Everything’. Books typically fall into two categories for me, particularly when breaking away with conventional tropes and plots – I either love or hate them. I was more than pleasantly surprised when I found myself enjoying ‘The Everything’, and having it fall into the former category.
Now, describing what this book is about is, much like the plot description suggests, not an easy thing. It isn’t a conventional novel at all, and lacks practically all elements which we usually think compose fiction. There is neither plot, characters, dialogue, heroes, villains, etc. Further, and despite temptation to call it science-fiction, it doesn’t really seem to fall into any particular genre. It is fiction, seemingly a particular type of speculative fiction, but any arbitrary grouping in this sense doesn’t do the book justice.
I enjoyed ‘The Everything’ from start to finish to a huge degree, and loved its fascinatingly different world, universe, and thought experiment immensely. Its rules and oddities were absolutely absorbing, making the process of reading through it enthralling and really fun to do. It is brilliant in a surprising way which I didn’t expect before reading it, and was a real pleasure to read despite the fact that I’m not entirely sure on how to put this into words the why exactly.
‘The Everything’ is a book wonderfully different from anything which one will have read before, and this is exactly why I loved reading it. Though this is something which usually makes failing in the path to originality much easier than the alternative, Richard C. Cox undoubtedly succeeds. ‘The Everything’ is a more than enjoyable read for any reader which enjoys speculative fiction or science-fiction, though probably not for one with more ‘conventional’ literature tastes. However, if you want to give a go to a book which is undoubtedly very different from the other things being offered out there or you simply like speculative or weird fiction, this isn’t a book to miss.
I picked up this book specifically because I have met the author through Goodreads and was quite curious to know what his writing was like. On several occasions, we have differed on what is considered acceptable deviations from the standard rules of writing and grammar. As such, I wasn't sure what to expect. What I found was an eccentric and avant garde storytelling structure, certainly, but there was nothing so out there that I couldn't follow along. Mr. Cox has grammar and syntax firmly in his grasp and thus is 'allowed' to break the rules.
The only way I can describe this book is to say that it reads something like the Hitchhiker's guide. Not the *story* but the guide itself. Imagine an interactive wiki about a place you have never been and concepts you have never considered. And much like a trip down the Wikipedia rabbit hole, the story meanders and turns in on itself with so many tangents and anecdotes. I think this is where the true genius lies.
So often, science fiction authors strive for realism and believability. While I would maintain that this is very loosely science fiction, the brilliance is that rather than realism, the concepts in this book are as far from what we would consider normal that I would not be surprised to find that the author has visited the planets that he has written about. Yet at the same time, these alien concepts have an undeniable logic to them that makes our word look bizarre and unstructured by comparison. Either way, I can say with all honesty that I have never considered house paint and concrete to be quite as fascinating and likely never will again.
I must, however warn that within the whimsical and odd there are deep philosophical questions explored in great detail. So much detail and so deeply explored in part 2 that I may have had both a panic attack and an existential crisis or two. For some of us, gazing out into the abyss (or Everything in this case) is pretty frightening. Fortunately, our narrator soon goes out on yet another tangent and the uncomfortable feelings subside.
My only nitpick is the use of graphics. Many of these, due to the formatting required for an eBook, were difficult if not impossible to read. Beyond that, this was an incredibly enjoyable and unique read. In fact, were I the narrator's parent, I would say it was as unique as a unique pencil.
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