Reviewed by: BigAl
Genre: Contemporary Fiction/Humor
Approximate word count: 90-85,000 words
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Author:
Rudolf
Kerkhoven lives in the South West of Canada, near Vancouver. He’s the author of
three novels as well as the co-author with Daniel Pitts of four “choose your
own adventure” novels.
For more,
visit Kerkhoven’s website.
Description:
“ … a
darkly comedic romantic-drama. Mathematically brilliant but socially anxious
Xavier Dekker has developed uCupid, a 99-cent phone application that purports
to flawlessly match people with an ideal mate anywhere around the globe.
Xavier's estranged younger brother, David, is a new father and downloads uCupid
as a lark, not because he's unhappy with his marriage. But unbeknownst to him,
his wife has done the exact same thing. And soon everyone will download uCupid.
And soon everyone will be madly in love. So, then, what is the problem? How can
so much love cause displeasure? And just what is Xavier keeping secret about
this 99.97% flawless app?”
Appraisal:
Xavier, the
brother of the protagonist David, is the stereotypical computer nerd. He’s socially
awkward and sometimes too logical by normal standards. I’m afraid I saw a bit
of myself in Xavier at times. :) I even thought uCupid, his phone app to match
people with their “soul mate,” wherever they might be, sounded like a great
idea. The right data, analyzed the right way, can solve any problem, right? I’d
sure like to think so.
Of course,
where Xavier (and I) fall short in our theory is that the typical human isn’t
as logical as Mr Spock would like us to be. Human emotions and, yes, love is
largely about emotions, aren’t always so logical. Love isn’t free … is funny, dark and thought provoking, with
explorations of themes involving family, our obsession with (and sometimes over
reliance on) technology, and yes, even love.
FYI:
Adult
language.
Format/Typo Issues:
No
significant issues
Rating: **** Four Stars
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