The Invention of Everything Else

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Call Number: Fiction
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Smart, Sweet, Serious submitted by Sara W on June 21, 2011, 12:47am This book went by very quickly because the writing is so beautiful and effortless. The characters in the story who aren't Nikola Tesla are engaging, but I was pretty wrapped up in the brilliant creativity of using Tesla as a character. For me, his flashbacks, memories and deep love of pigeons were the best part of the book.

I would classify this book as literary fiction, but there is a twinge of science fiction to it in terms of subject matter. I also thought it had foundations in magical realism. That becomes more prominent toward the middle and end of the novel, but I was so swept up in the telling that I didn't really think about it until I was finished.

Anyone looking for something non-formulaic, creative and beautiful will enjoy this book. The cover art is lovely, as well!