Figments Of Calculation Author:Pablo D'Stair Figments Of Calculation takes the form of a relentlessly vulgar and bitterly detailed monologue delivered by a failed writer. Recounting the frustrations of failing to complete dozens of novels, he interlaces intimate reminiscences of random moments of his life, descriptions of the physical act of writing, and flailing explanations of the unwrit... more »ten novels' plots, themes, characters, styles, and purposes into a brutal confession of self hatred. Pablo D'Stair's first novel is a guttural representation of the isolation of an artist from the expression of their ideas, of a man from his own desires, and an evocation of the profound fear and helplessness of the individual.« less