Show More bargain for such a vivid and immersive experience. But overall, Arcadia is a novel built upon the power of memories, hope, and love, and in Bit Stone, Groff has created a character both recognizable and unforgettable. The story takes a somewhat apocalyptic turn towards the end that I don't want to give away. Bit fills in the gaps on all the characters from his past life, and the reader gains insight into how the clash between his unconventional upbringing and the world he has had to adjust to have shaped his life. Arcadia has fallen apart, and Bit now lives in New York with his young daughter, making his living as a photography professor. Of course, as Bit matures, he begins to see the snakes and thorns in paradise: the privileges accorded to their leader despite an "all for one" philosophy, the growing drug abuse among his peers, his adored mother's weariness with a life of poverty, and more. The Arcadians welcome anyone and everyone, which sometimes gets them into a bit of trouble yet they generally eschew the outside world-except when money is short and their charismatic leader goes off on a tour of singing engagements. Groff paints an idyllic if makeshift childhood for Bit amongst the waterfalls, forest, birds, and hippies. Show More the fist child born in the commune of Arcadia.
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