The Theory of (Not Quite) Everything: A Novel
By Kara Gnodde
3.5/5
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With the offbeat charm of The Rosie Project and generous warmth of The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot, a wry, moving debut novel about a pair of unforgettable siblings and a love triangle of sorts—one with math as its beating heart.
One of Cosmopolitan's Best Books of 2023
Meet Art and Mimi Brotherton. Devoted siblings and housemates, they’re bound together by the tragic death of their parents. Mathematical genius Art relies on logic, while Mimi prefers to follow her heart.
When Mimi decides she needs more from life than dutifully tending to her brilliant brother, she asks for his help to find love. Art agrees, but on one condition: that she find her soulmate using a strict mathematical principle. Things seem promising, until Mimi meets Frank: a romantic, spontaneous stargazer who’s also a mathematician. Despite Mimi’s obvious affection for the quirky Frank, Art is wary of him from their very first encounter.
As Art's mistrust of Frank grows, so do Mimi's feelings, and the siblings' relationship is brought to a breaking point. Something about Frank doesn't quite add up, and only Art can see it . . .
The Theory of (Not Quite) Everything is a tender, intelligent and uplifting novel about brothers and sisters, true love in all its forms, and how the answers to life’s biggest questions follow a logic of their own.
Kara Gnodde
Kara Gnodde was born in Johannesburg and raised on a diet of Dr. Seuss and no TV. After graduating from the University of Cape Town, she joined Saatchi & Saatchi in London as a strategic planner -- work that required head and heart, her favorite kind. She lived in Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore before settling back in the UK with her husband and three children. A discussion on the radio about a math problem that could change the world, or perhaps just help keep her desk tidy, gave her a place to start The Theory of (Not Quite) Everything, her debut novel.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Great characters with unusual problems, abilities and events. An easy read. Sinking into the characters and going with the flow.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Theory of (Not Quite) Everything by Kara GnoddeSiblings Art and Mimi have been living a quiet life together in London, staying close after the tragic death of their parents. Art, a neurodivergent math genius, has spent his life working on the solution to an unsolved problem. However, his quiet peace is about to be upended: after 13 years of caretaking, Mimi is ready to branch out from their routine and find love. In this complicated family drama, a war between logic and emotion develops amidst scenes of stargazing, suspicion, and of course, love. While I found Gnodde’s main characters immensely unlikable, her witty and emotional dialogue felt very realistic. Although I found the ending somewhat unsatisfying, it neatly wrapped up the loose narrative threads dangling throughout the book. As this is her debut novel, I look forward to watching her work develop over time.