Mr. Cartwright and the Final Solution

by Greta C. Wink

Most people consider themselves the stars of their own stories. The truth is we all share equal space in one story: the story of the human race. Countless wars and lives have been fought and lost as we argue over how the story should be told and what its final chapter should look like. It would be nice if the author of the human race would chime in, but no one really knows who that is (although we're willing to fight more wars about it). The end result is that humanity has been ghostwriting itself for years, and even the kindest critic would agree: it's done a pretty crappy job.

Enter Mr. Cartwright. He's not technically real. He's not technically alive. But he is, technically, the product of a brilliant and insightful mind. And he has a solution. For you. For me. For everyone. Crisp, accomplished, and sly, MR. CARTWRIGHT'S FINAL SOLUTION is a tale for everyone who wonders why a happy ending has to be so complicated. You may not be the star of the book, but don't worry: even if you disagree with the author on what constitutes a "happy ending," there's a place for you among its pages.

119 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 27, 2015

About the author

Greta C. Wink spent most of her childhood in Machias, Maine, where a lack of extracurricular options resulted in a lot of time spent entertaining herself with dolls, books, and the stories she began to write down. For several years she was editor-in-chief of THE FRENCH FRY NEWS, the Wink household periodical, in which she first began to tackle topics like dictatorship and revolution.

After graduating from Messiah College in 2005 with a degree in Communication,she moved to New York City to pursue a career in filmmaking, where she was a briefly a producer before she realized that she didn't want to work in filmmaking. But she did want to keep writing.

Wink evaluates scripts for the Nantucket Film Festival, New York Midnight, and IFP. She is also the writer/director/producer of TIGHTS: The Radio Show. She lives in Seoul, South Korea.

Reviews

[Katie Bokan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved. The main character was an odd duck, the premise was really fresh and interesting, and I really enjoyed how the book unfolded.

[Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mr. Cartwright is an impeccably logical character with idealistic tendencies. I thoroughly enjoyed the play between these two fields of thought, as well as the distinctions between fictional characters, real people, and the stories told of the successful and famous, and how the plot, too, pulled strings from each of these to weave together a darkly humorous story. While the end may seem inevitable to some, it was told in such a way that, while I was expecting the direction, I was still surprised by the details and the exact turns it took to get there. Mr. Cartwright is a quick, engrossing read, and I'm happy to say my graphing calculator is tucked away in some forgotten box and lies unused for several years now, and after this book, so it shall remain.

[Greta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Again, I wrote this book, so I'm not exactly unbiased. But as its writer, I am extremely happy with how it turned out. I got some incredible feedback after the first draft that made it 1000% better than what I first imagined.