Naked Singularity

by V. N. Alexander

When Hali€™s father asks her to help him commit suicide to spare the family the misery of a long illness, she reluctantly agrees. Hali€™s family insists on letting €œGod€™s will€ decide. While Hali, brooding upon the idea of predetermination and an afterlife in way that is both challenging and deeply moving, is ultimately unable to do what her father wishes. She is forced to accept the help of a manipulative male nurse, adding further complications and a slow and painful end.

Paperback

First published February 15, 2003

About the author

V. N. Alexander, Ph.D. is a novelist, philosopher of science. Her favorite authors are Vladimir Nabokov and Stanislaw Lem, and she lives on a small sheep farm upstate with her husband and son.

Her latest novel, The Girlie Playhouse, will be released by Heresy Press in April 2026.

Reviews

[Valentin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it! The book is very honest and without sentimentality, it reminds me of The Stranger. I think is one of the best written book for love between daughter and father and make you wish you have a daughter as Hali.

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

An odd look at morality and suffering and the choice to be made (or the choice to choose). A bit choppy in the way it jumps about. I am not sure how I feel about the interaction between the main woman and the male nurse. It made the story about more than dealing with death.

[Ulli · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this book. Great characters and plot. I especially liked the subtle change of motivation.