Special Topics in Calamity Physics

The book feels like a puzzle box filled with clues and citations. I'm curious whether this layered approach was planned from the start or evolved during writing.

The atmosphere really immerses you in this world of intellectual obsession and secrets. I wonder if the setting was inspired by real schools or purely fictional.

The conclusion left me pondering what was real and what was a construct of the narrator’s mind. Would love to hear others’ interpretations.