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Book of Numbers
Book of Numbers: A Novel | Joshua Cohen
8 posts | 4 read | 2 reading | 7 to read
NATIONAL BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY VULTURE AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND THE WALL STREET JOURNAL A monumental, uproarious, and exuberant novel about the searchfor love, truth, and the meaning of Life With The Internet.More impressive than all but a few novels published so far this decade . . . a wheeling meditation on the wired life, on privacy, on what being human in the age of binary code might mean . . . [Joshua] Cohen, all of thirty-four, emerges as a major American writer.The New York Times The enigmatic billionaire founder of Tetration, the worlds most powerful tech company, hires a failed novelist, Josh Cohen, to ghostwrite his memoirs. The mogul, known as Principal, brings Josh behind the digital veil, tracing the rise of Tetration, which started in the earliest days of the Internet by revolutionizing the search engine before venturing into smartphones, computers, and the surveillance of American citizens. Principal takes Josh on a mind-bending world tour from Palo Alto to Dubai and beyond, initiating him into the secret pretext of the autobiography project and the life-or-death stakes that surround its publication. Insider tech expos, leaked memoir-in-progress, international thriller, family drama, sex comedy, and biblical allegory, Book of Numbers renders the full range of modern experience both online and off. Embodying the Internet in its language, it finds the humanity underlying the virtual. Featuring one of the most unforgettable characters in contemporary fiction, Book of Numbers is an epic of the digital age, a triumph of a new generation of writers, and one of those rare books that renew the idea of what a novel can do. Please note that Book of Numbers uses a special pagination system inspired by binary notation: the part number precedes the page number, and is separated from it by a decimal point. Praise for Book of NumbersThe Great American Internet Novel is here. . . .Book of Numbers is a fascinating look at the dark heart of the Web. . . . A page-turner about life under the veil of digital surveillance . . . one of the best novels ever written about the Internet.Rolling Stone A startlingly talented novelist . . . [His] deeply rewarding novel is about an online religion gone wrongand its importance lies in the fact that nearly all of us in the modernized world are members of that faith, whether we know it or not.The Wall Street JournalRemarkable . . . dazzling . . . Cohens literary gifts . . . suggest that something is possible, that something still might be done to safeguard whatever it is that makes us human.Francine Prose, The New York Review of Books A hugely ambitious novel set in the high-tech world of now . . . a verbal high-wire act, daring in its tones and textures: clever, poetic, fast-moving, deeply playful, filled with jokes, savvy about machines, wise about people, dazzling and engrossing.Colm Tibn, The Guardian Joshua Cohen is the Great American Novelist. . . . Like Pynchon and Wallace, Cohen can write with tireless virtuosity about absolutely everything.Adam Kirsch, TabletA digital-age Ulysses.The New York Times Book Review The next candidate for the Great American Novel . . . David Foster Wallacelevel audacious.Details A brilliant book.The Boston GlobeFrom the Hardcover edition.
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JGadz11
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My first stack at Dasa - lucky used bookstore find in BKK!📚📚📚 I filled my backpack, and the books you return earn 50% off your next purchase. Three floors of magic - like a mini-Powell‘s - can‘t wait for my second trip!✨

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erzascarletbookgasm
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Thank you, @SamanthaMarie , what a fun number you‘ve caught there!

I like the number 7 (not necessarily my lucky number). I guess it‘s because I watched too much English Premier League once upon a time, (my now-husband-then-boyfriend supported MU)...the ‘enfant terrible' Eric Cantona was extraordinarily talented (I think) and the iconic David Beckham was very good. Both wore the jersey 7 of course.

#samanthamariegets3333

Kalalalatja I started watching the Premier League because of my boyfriend as well. He supports Chelsea. Although, mostly he watch it while I read beside him 😄 5y
batsy Ah yes, those legendary 7s 😆 5y
SamanthaMarie Haha I watch the Premier League because of my husband too! He is for Liverpool. Not so much for MU. ;) Thank you so much for entering!!! 🙌🏻🎉💃🏼 5y
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ravenlee

I just did a quick tally of books I‘ve read this year. It‘s my first year keeping track, and my first year really focusing on my own reading as my daughter gets a little older and more independent (she‘s five now, and a voracious reader in her own right). So far I have read 49 books! I didn‘t set a numeric goal, so I don‘t have a specific number left, but I‘m excited! Hopefully the rest of the year will afford me more reading opportunities.

Redwritinghood 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
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Sarah83
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Was für eine schöne Zahl beim Frühstück 😍😎

What a gorgeous Number by having breakfast 😍😎

Bambolina_81 Well done 😁 7y
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livjhooper
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Had my eye on the paperback of this book for a while because I'd never seen the hardback, but I one showed up in the reduced section at work so I had to have it! Just look at it, it's a thing of beauty isn't it? The dust jacket is actual a folded circle and the hard cover isn't a plain boring thing. It's gorgeous. #prettybooks

Maike Wow this is beautiful! 😍 8y
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ChrisStingray
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Insane. Original. An enjoyable and frustrating read.