I read Entropy at the same time as a relationship I had, similar to the one between Lisa and Sir, exploded. There were moments where it seemed to be that Joshua Edward Smith was ghosting my biography but, separated from my own drama, Entropy remains excellent.
To get the basic praise out of the way, it's well written and well edited. I do a lot of editing for a living, both for newspapers and the odd book, and this is increasingly rare. I also have a working knowledge of quantum theory and the scientific parts about particles and anti-matter are succint and accurate. They're also briliantly woven into the story - an integral part of it, in fact - which deeply appeals to the nerd/geek side of me. It was very satisfying to read a book that uses these concepts as metaphors for relationahips rather than a hobbyhorse shoe-horned into the plot.
Smith is an excellent storyteller, too, which is something I admire. From Homer through Dickens to Stephen King, those are the tales we remember. It's an art too often scorned by the literary elite, for they do not have the talent themselves.
Getting to the story itself, what rocked my on first and second reading was how well he captured the complexity and intensity of an online D/s affair. My circumstances were similar to Lisa's - stuck in a loveless long-term relationship - though there were some significant differences such as that I had dabbled in the BDSM world before. What I couldn't get over, however, was how well Smith described the inner conflict of getting to know - and then falling in love with - someone you've never actually met. And the sheer hopelessness of knowing that the person you love and who loves you is simply unattainable.
I also had my walls torn down and am utterly bereft without him. I've spoken to friends, to shrinks, to strangers on the net and Entropy is the only time I've come across someone who actually understands that it is more than a little affair that's gone wrong (get over it, woman), but something life-changing that is impossible to forget. To submit totally to my Dom was something that surprised me more than anyone can imagine. I don't want another Dom, I want him. I'm old enough and bright enough to know that this was something - this quantum entanglement, as Smith put it - I've never had before and never will again.
Entropy is erotic, but not Erotica - a label its subject matter is likely to attract. It's much more than a little thrill and a bit of kink. It's a bloody good book and a rare insight into what attracts women to the submissive side. My sincere congratulations to Smith.
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4-4,5 Entropic Stars
I have no idea how to review this book actually. There were lots of topic in the book, it's hard to focus on just one, beside from the main relationship between Sir and Lisa. Lisa is a middle aged woman who has an unfunctional marriage with a cheating husband. They don't have anything in common but their two children maybe. In this marriage, Lisa finds the peace of her mind in social media, with the same minded people she's met there. And one day, she meets Sir. Sir is at the same position as Lisa. He is a prisoner in an unhappy marriage, hiding his true self and searching for happiness. "A marriage takes work. You have to constantly put energy into it to keep it from falling apart. Going nowhere takes energy. Stability isn't what you get when you do nothing. It's what you can hope to achieve when you work hard." Entropy has so many triggers for easily offended readers. There is cheating, cancer, death, a strange kind of polygamy (almost)...This book is really about entropy. When the things go well, something happens and turn the things into chaos. Entropy was like a prologue to the real story. The epilogue of the book made me curious for the next one, Duality. It took me so long to read this book because of "real life" obligations but, the good thing is no matter how many days you stay away from the book, when you turn back, you'll continue to read it without any problem. Mr Smith's writing style is so different, almost unique in a way. He is balancing the non-fiction with a fiction as telling the story. It may be a little slow for some readers but it's the essense of the book. You should really give this book a chance. It is more different than what's on the market recently and I enjoyed with this difference.
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2016
