Bewilderment - Longlisted For The Booker Prize 2021 Condition:Like New In Notes from a Spider

In Notes from a Spider

Arthur Yap

reflecting interracial distrust

pattern transfer

home (from toilet paper to microwave ovens)

Bewilderment - Longlisted For The Booker Prize 2021 Condition:Like New In Notes from a SpiderTheo Byrne is a promising young astrobiologist who has found a way to search for life on other planets dozens of light years away. He is also the widowed father of a most unusual nine year old. His son Robin is funny, loving, and filled with plans. He thinks and feels deeply, adores animals, and can spend hours painting elaborate pictures. He is also on the verge of being expelled from third grade, for smashing his friend's face with a metal thermos.