This is a novel about loneliness and isolation. A man like
being crashes in the Kentucky countryside and so begins
the American dream, to make lots and lots of money!
The plot is simple and elegant, make money by patenting
technology that doesn't exist and then build a ship to
get home.
Thomas J. Newton, the main character lives an isolated life
never revealing who or what he is or what his intentions are
and if by chance if you the reader have ever felt outcast by
society even remotely then you will instantly feel deeply
about Newton's plight.
Walter Tevis has woven a beautiful yet disturbing tale about
one alien's existence on our planet. It's hard to classify
this novel in the sci-fi genre because it is so utterly
believable and realistic.
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