The Unseen World

A mix of [b:Special Topics in Calamity Physics 3483 Special Topics in Calamity Physics Marisha Pessl https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1442699779s/3483.jpg 910619] with some [b:Galatea 2.2 23001 Galatea 2.2 Richard Powers https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1442696557s/23001.jpg 1682428]. A young girl grows up homeschooled and inside her Dad's natural-language-processing lab at Boston University. It's her coming-of-age story as this young shy nerd who suddenly needs to navigate same-aged kids, awkwardness and high school, when suddenly her father - her only family - is diagnosed with Alzheimer and slowly fades away, while also revealing a big secret about his mysterious past. Engaging read, well written, the emotional parts between Ada and her dad are touching. The reveal of the mystery is not as rewarding as expected. And the techy future she ends up in, not as exciting, but that might just be due to my own aversion of all things VR :)3.5