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Summary: Now for something really different...
Review: This novella is unusually interesting, because it brings together two themes which are rarely found even apart, let alone together, in American fiction: Particle Physics (the Superconducting Supercollider and the search for the Higgs Boson), and Senior Romance (age 60+). I can recommend it for most readers, even for those of us who are not 70-year-old particle physicists (I am neither, although I do know one or two people who are both). It is an entertaining glimpse into how this esoteric .00001 percent of the world lives - just like the rest of us, which is the whole point.The book is very light-hearted. Its romance elements are "G" rated, the particle physics is passed-over trippingly, and its two themes are tied together by a non-serious plot involving some nefarious Capitol Hill doings and a 60-year-old Congresswoman with really great legs. A major character (and romance interest) in the book is a female Chinese particle physicist, and every once in a while, the book inadvertently (I think!) pops up some stereotypes about female Asian/Pacific Islanders - their "youthful" appearance, other things about their appearance, intelligence, attraction to particle physics, etc. It is not a large part of the book, but the author's mild case of "Asiaphilia" seems worth mentioning for the sake of any readers who might be made uncomfortable by this. Be that as it may, most readers will enjoy this quick and amusing book, which finds the human interest in a rather esoteric occupation!
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Summary: What Book Did All These People Read???
Review: Without a doubt, this is one of the most boring books I have come across. I am halfway through and I seriously doubt that I will go much further. I rarely put down a book without at least skimming through to the end.....but there is absolutely no character in this book that makes doing that worthwhile. Other reviewers mention a "very funny book", but I couldn't find anything that even made me smile, let alone laugh out loud! Have been a fan of Mr. Wouk for many years and read Winds of War and War and Remembrance several times. BIG Disappointment here.
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