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RealismandfantasycollideinJonathanLethem'sgenre-bendingcoming-of-agestory,whichfollowstwoestrangedbrothersastheytrytoleaveNewYorkCityforanewlifeinCaliforniaonlytofindtheirplans--andlives--beingforeverchangedbytheappearanceofamysteriousalien.WefollowPaul--freshfromdroppingoutofcollegeandlivingunhappilyathomewithhisparents--ashearrivesinNewYorkCity'sWashingtonSquareParkinsearchofhisyoungerbrotherDon,whowaskickedoutoftheirparents'homeayearearlierwithneitherPaulortheirparentshearingfromhimsince.Realizingtheirlivesareatadeadendandlookingtoforgeanewfuturetogether,PaulsuggeststhatthetwohopaplaneforCaliforniaand"leaveallthebullshitbehind."Afterarobberyintendedtoraisemoneyfortheirtripgoesawry,thebrothersfindthemselvesbeingpursuednotonlybythedrugdealerstheyrippedoff,butbyasufferer:oneofthesphinx-likecreaturesthatroamthecity,trailingafterpeopleintrouble.Thebrothers'interactionwiththisfantasticalcreatureturnsthestoryonitsheadwithbothhumorousandheart-wrenchingresults.Whatdoesthesuffererwantandwhyisitfollowingthem?Hasitcometohelporhurtthem?Isitaguardianangelordeathangel?Likeawalkingenigmathateludestheexplanationsofallwhoencounterit,thebrothers'immutablenew"friend"offersnoeasyanswers.
