Our Tragic Universe

Our Tragic Universe

By Scarlett Thomas
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“A delight, not least for the quality of Scarlett Thomas’ writing, which is full of a very enjoyable life and energy.”

Philip Pullman, New York Times bestselling author of the His Dark Materials trilogy

Meg Carpenter is broke. Her novel is years overdue. Her cell phone is out of minutes. And her moody boyfriend's only contribution to the household is his sour attitude. So she jumps at the chance to review a pseudoscientific book that promises life everlasting. Consulting cosmology and physics, tarot cards, koans (and riddles and jokes), new age theories of everything, narrative theory, Nietzsche, Baudrillard, and knitting patterns, Meg wends her way through Our Tragic Universe, asking this and many other questions.