Love and Other Thought Experiments
Paperback Published on: 06/08/2020
Price: £8.99
Synopsis
Longlisted for the Polari Book Prize 2021
Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2020
Longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize 2020
Rachel and Eliza are planning their future together.
One night in bed Rachel wakes up terrified and tells Eliza that an ant has crawled into her eye and is stuck there. Rachel is certain; Eliza, a scientist, is sceptical. Suddenly their entire relationship is called into question.
What follows is a uniquely imaginitive sequence of interlinked stories ranging across time, place and perspective to form a sparkling philosophical tale of love, lost and found across the universe.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
- ISBN: 9781472154606
- Number of pages: 272
- Dimensions: 196 x 124 x 20 mm
- Weight: 220g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View all
Unique!
This was longlisted for booker prize in 2020 and I can certainly see why.
It has it's own unique style which would be perfect to discuss in a book group...... READ MORE
In my opinion, Love and Other Thought Experiments should be regarded as one of the great works of our century. How did this marvel NOT win the Booker Prize? Yet again, why am I surprised…
‘’There is the physical knowledge of another person but can there be an understanding of what it is like to have their experience?’’
Eliza and Rachel are ... READ MORE
An impressive, engaging amalgamation of various themes & disciplines
I was very nervous about going into this because I'm not a fan of philosophy or sci-fi/futuristic stuff at all and only picked this book up because it was ... READ MORE