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Raymond St. Elmo is a writer of extraordinary talent. I’d bet he has more than a little in common with the A.I. "Bob", who Clarence St. Claire, the protagonist in this novel, describes (with creatorly pride and despair) as “…a genius whose brilliance is a consuming fire devouring all the space of his mind.”
There are more great lines in the first half of this novel than in the entirety of most of the novels I’ve read—even the good ones. Here’s an example, an extreme introvert’s first inkling that ...more
There are more great lines in the first half of this novel than in the entirety of most of the novels I’ve read—even the good ones. Here’s an example, an extreme introvert’s first inkling that ...more
Wise, witty, wacky, wonderful.
And that’s just the title.
The Origins of Birds in the Footprints of Writing is the kind of book most readers only dream of finding, let alone actually having the joy of reading. Wildly amusing and at the same time thought-provoking, it’s a delight from start to finish.
Narrated by a seemingly hapless hero named Clarence St. Claire, the book follows his trail of discovery after he is hired by the NSA and tasked with translating a secret document composed entirely of ...more
And that’s just the title.
The Origins of Birds in the Footprints of Writing is the kind of book most readers only dream of finding, let alone actually having the joy of reading. Wildly amusing and at the same time thought-provoking, it’s a delight from start to finish.
Narrated by a seemingly hapless hero named Clarence St. Claire, the book follows his trail of discovery after he is hired by the NSA and tasked with translating a secret document composed entirely of ...more
From a very young age we’re expressly warned about judging a book by its cover, but y’know we do. Despite best intentions, it’s human nature. Having committed this misdeed with The Origin of Birds in the Footprints of Writing, I admit I probably wouldn’t have read this book if a friend hadn’t gifted me a copy. Moving past the cover, I was quite surprised by what lay inside. This is not an academic text. Far from it.
The book follows the adventures of the eccentric Clarence St. Claire as he tries ...more
The book follows the adventures of the eccentric Clarence St. Claire as he tries ...more
This was a fun story, full of geeky humor, which suited me just fine. It’s told from the perspective of a socially awkward programmer who becomes suddenly obsessed over a coded manuscript (‘coded’ here being used in the non-programming sense). I was especially fond of the office humor, which was very relatable. That said, to my personal tastes, I would have preferred more of the office humor and a little less literary humor. The protagonist spent a little too long isolated in his crazy world for
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