In The Beginning
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My review -
In
this light-hearted novel, Albert, recently made redundant, takes up a new
hobby, urged by his friend, Pete. He buys his own, tiny universe which he sets
up in his shed and monitors via his computer. It sounds great. He can add
moons, extra planets and, interestingly, people. Poor Albert doesn't realise
what he's got himself into.
This
book is full of gentle, wistful humour and a good deal of wisdom. Albert,
though the creator, and able to manifest himself to the people on his world, is
frequently baffled at their stubbornness and idiocy. His own life is baffling
to him too. There are some great scenes in the job centre when the simplest
thing rapidly runs out of control. He also has to keep his wife sweet, try to
understand his friend Pete and avoid Pete's wife Jenny whenever possible.
Superficially just a fun read, this gives plenty to ponder on too. Very
enjoyable.
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