::: Genesis (Beckett)

Wow. Just...wow. During Anaximander's four-hour oral exam for admission to the Academy, everything she knows, or thinks she knows, gets challenged. Quite a lot of the things I knew, or thought I knew, got challenged as well. Genesis is a terrific philosophical adventure with a real bang at the end. Like a darker version of Sophie's World spliced with a debate about artificial intelligence, evolution, and what truly makes us human. I wish it were longer, but at the same time that makes it so tight, so focused. Wow. Just...wow.