这本小说风格，比费瑞斯先生早期作品更加理性，但仍以倒霉的保罗作为故事人物。

This is a more cerebral novel than Mr Ferris's previous works, but the hapless Paul keeps it grounded.

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费瑞斯先生有意嘲弄现代人的超级连接，即永远连接的“机器自我”（手机），同时解构了现代人的信仰基础。

Mr Ferris manages to mock the hyper-connected modern world, with people constantly on their "me machines" (mobile phones), while also deconstructing the foundations of religion.

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读约书亚-费瑞斯的小说， 最好暂时不要怀疑那些看似不可能的故事，而在他精巧的散句和诙谐幽默中感受到轻松。

When reading a Joshua Ferris novel, it is best to suspend disbelief at the unlikely narrative and relax into his geek-smart prose and wry humour.

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