As a math-sympathist, I can admit I have always favored the consistency and finality of my [rather frequently abhorred] field of study: for any problem, there exists a set of guidelines that must be adhered to and respected. There is such a certainty in this science, constructed from endless unions and processions of truths.

For such a tedious practice, one can surely find the irony of its simplicity—so few commodities coexist in this harmony of convoluted exactness. That said, as a lifelong reader, I often concede to appreciating the variability—and subjectivity—of literature, especially that of fiction. Through The Literary Variable, I aim to highlight this contrast through commentary and reviews, and perhaps foster a dwindling appreciation for both of my beloved realms.