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The Bug : a Novel by Ullman, Ellen is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Bug : a Novel about?
The Bug is a mesmerizing first novel about a demonic, elusive computer bug and the havoc it wreaks on the lives of the people around it. This rare combinationa novel of ideas and a suspenseis a story about obsession and love that takes readers deep into both the personal and virtual life. In 1984, at the dawn of the personal-computer era, Roberta Walton, a novice software tester at a SiliconValley start-up, stumbles across a bug. She brings it to its inadvertent creator, Ethan Levin, a longtime programmer who is working at the limits of his knowledge and abilities. Both believe this is a bug like any other to be found and fixed and crossed off the list. But no matter how obsessively Ethan combs through the depths of the code, he can't find its cause. Roberta runs test after test but can't make the bug appear at will. Meanwhile, the bug, living up to its name, "The Jester," shows itself only at the least opportune times and jeopardizes the fate of the company. Under the pressures of his obsession with the bug and his rapidly deteriorating personal life, Ethan begins to unravel. Roberta, on the other hand, is drawn to the challenge. Forced to learn how to program, she comes to apprec
Who reads The Bug : a Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Ullman, Ellen
- Publisher
- Anchor Imprint ; Knopf Doubleday Pub. Group ; Random House Distributor
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781400032358
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Programming, Computer Science
- Rating
- 3.59 / 5 (361 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13