The child adds an element of humanity, guilelessness and openness that the adults cannot quite display. (Reminds me of the movie "Memento." I think that's the name.)The housekeeper, who is the narrator, has a son the professor nicknames "Root" for his flat-top head (looks like the square root symbol). He pins notes to his jacket to try to keep up, but it's difficult. more than 80 minutes of memory at any given time. On the surface, it's a very simple story about a housekeeper who works for a brilliant mathematician who is pretty much helpless in all other areas of life, due to a severe brain injury which leaves him no more. The writing is spare, as one reviewer said, but that makes it accessible and sort of poetic. Review 2: I enjoyed this book I read it for my book group. I had a tear in my eye when I finished it, but it wasn't sadness. It is about true friendship and family, and how those don't have to be genetic. It is a book about memory and mathematics, but mostly about relationships. It is right up there with Kabloona and just a few other books that I would give five stars. This is one of the most touching books I have read in a long time.
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