Who wrote the book that The Universe Versus Alex Woods has been compared to?
The Universe Versus Alex Woods The Universe Versus Alex Woods (2013) is the debut novel by Gavin Extence. The book was described by Emma John in "The Guardian" as being "the everyday tale of a teenage science nerd hit by a meteorite who strikes up a friendship with a pot-smoking Vietnam veteran. And may or may not be involved in his death." The book has been compared to "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time", as well as the writing of Kurt Vonnegut. The book won the Waterstones Eleven award, and was nominated for the National Book Awards.
Scott Bradfield Scott Michael Bradfield (born 27 April 1955) is an American essayist, critic and fiction writer who resides in London, England. He has taught at the University of California, the University of Connecticut and Kingston University and has reviewed for "The Times Literary Supplement", "Elle", "The Observer", "Vice" and "The Independent". He is best known, however, for his short stories, of which he has had four collections published. The 1998 film "Luminous Motion", for which he wrote the screenplay, was based on his first novel, "The History of Luminous Motion" (1989).