![]() ![]() These lower my overall opinion of the book, but some readers may find them entertaining. Many stereotypes (not only of mathematicians, but ethnic and national stereotypes as well) are utilized. In the story, the mathematicians from all over the world are gathered at Cambridge University. Although the team of mathematicians attempting to decode an alien message is a familiar storyline in this database (see here, here and here), the romance is unique - and just a little kinky. However, in this case, the story soon turns into a romance between a human mathematician and a jellyfish-like extra-terrestrial mathematician. This novel begins as a familiar farce in which mathematicians are gathered by the government to decipher a message from space. A list compiled by Alex Kasman ( College of Charleston) ![]()
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