The Original Glitch

Moyer's main characters touch on the "are we living in a simulation" discussions, but the overly emotional AI is a bit unbelievable - and the ending is unsatisfying.

I enjoyed the idea of a novel told from "inside" and "outside" perspectives. Could totally work for a film. Laura is a well written character, and her banter with Gray was fun.

...and then he was replaced by a cat. This is exemplar of the dumb decisions made by Adler, the main character on the outside. It feels like the author wants to redeem him, but the effort doesn't resonate. The cat made the cover, but isn't the glitch. I am used to a glitch being a software problem, not a human error (or in this case, intentional mis-step). I really wanted to see Gray come back somehow, and I think Laura wanted this also.

In the end, this ambitious story ended up short of the expectations.