A review by librarygrrl
The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence

3.0

This book is difficult to quantify. It is about a love of reading Kurt Vonnegut, finding family in unexpected places, death and dying, contemplating the meaning of life, the universe and everything, and meteorites. Yet none of those accurately describe the plot of the book, but instead just give snippets into aspects of the storyline. It's mostly about Alex, an extremely intelligent, yet somewhat innocent young man. I enjoyed the book and I certainly enjoyed the discussion of Vonnegut. I did feel narration tended to be a bit tangential in parts and I found myself skimming ahead. However, that was part of Alex's character--he had a lot of varied interests and liked to talk about them. Overall, it was a good read and I'd recommend it to anyone in a philosophical mood.