ality ▁are ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁what ▁she ▁sees ▁in ▁her ▁son ▁and ▁daughter - in - law ' s ▁home . ▁ ▁Robert ▁Ful ford , ▁writing ▁in ▁Canada ' s ▁The ▁Glo be ▁and ▁Mail , ▁describes ▁it ▁as ▁" a ▁d azz ling ly ▁good ▁story ▁about ▁a ▁young ▁novel ist ' s ▁angry ▁need ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁master pie ce ". ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Den is ▁Sam pson ▁it ▁is ▁" a ▁novel ▁about ▁mar ital ▁diss atisf action ▁that ▁develop s ▁into ▁a ▁moral ▁f able ▁because ▁the ▁d ile mm as ▁in ▁which ▁these ▁characters ▁find ▁themselves ▁mirror ▁a ▁society ▁in ▁spiritual ▁and ▁cultural ▁crisis ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Henry , ▁D ew itt : ▁The ▁Nov els ▁of ▁Brian ▁Moore : ▁a ▁ret ros pective ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 2 ▁British ▁nov els ▁Category : 1 9 6 2 ▁Canadian ▁nov els ▁Category : Nov els ▁about ▁writers ▁Category : Nov els ▁by ▁Brian ▁Moore ▁Category : Nov els ▁set ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁log arith mic ▁res istor ▁lad der ▁is ▁an ▁electronic ▁circuit ▁composed ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁resist ors ▁and ▁switch es , ▁designed ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁at ten u ation ▁from ▁an ▁input ▁to ▁an ▁output ▁signal , ▁where ▁the ▁log arith m ▁of ▁the ▁at ten u ation ▁ratio ▁is ▁proportional ▁to ▁a ▁digital ▁code ▁word ▁that ▁represents ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁switch es . ▁ ▁The ▁log arith mic ▁behavior