My immediate reaction to this book was that Alex Woods is a 21st Century Holden Caulfield. And this is how this coming-of-age story continues to full circle (and of course, just a little beyond). After this confusing opening, Alex realizes that the only way people can get the true story – not the one the police or the media revealed in his case – is for him to start at the beginning. The publishers of this novel call this “a celebration of improbable accidents, astronomy and astrology, the works of Kurt Vonnegut and the unexpected connections that give life meaning.” Well, I couldn’t have summarized “The Universe versus Alex Woods” by Gavin Extence any better than that.Īs the novel begins, Alex is 17 and detained at the border in Dover after having driven all the way from Zurich. Peterson – the American recluse and widower. With this begins a chain-reaction that includes getting epilepsy and being bullied in school, leading Alex to Mr. That he lived was nothing short of a miracle. Alex was only 10 at the time, and his meteorite struck him in the head. That’s because he’s only the second person in recorded history (after Ann Hodges) who survived being hit by a meteorite. Book Review of “ The Universe versus Alex Woods” by Gavin ExtenceĪlex Woods is probably one of the most remarkably famous people in the world.
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