The solitude of prime numbers/Paolo Giordano 271 pgs.
Alice and Mattia are couple of odd balls who find each other. They both suffered seriously traumatic situations early in life from which they have never really recovered. As shown on the cover, they are really two peas in a pod. They are friends but never become romantic partners even though they are clearly meant for each other. In some ways the ending of the book is not satisfying but for me it was kind of refreshing for there not to be some big romantic ending where they find some perfect happiness. The characters are just so damaged that the "happy ending" would have been silly. Not to say that there was a sad ending...I think the book leaves us with the idea that anything is possible for the characters, it just doesn't all get resolved while we are watching. - Christa
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