The Bug
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Story: 6.5 / 10
Characters: 6
Setting: 6
Prose: 5
Tags: Programming, relationships, marriage, infidelity, mental health, stress, work, downsizing, coding, software
A main character that is driven into programming when discovering Conway's Game of Life - no wonder i can relate to this book.
The Bug is a tale about a programmer's search for an elusive bug. It is also a tragedy in which the obsessive search for the bug parallels the breakdown of the programmer's real life relationship. What is so absorbing with the novel is the amount of detail and description of programming a software that's in the book, giving it an authentic and geeky feel. A certified geek novel.