Walker's coming of age novel is set against a gloomy scientific backdrop; the Earths rotation has begun to slow.
Well I mean the story very likely could take place in the U.S honestly. I didn't find anything distinctive of Dublin, Ireland in it. Culturally, it seems like a very busy, fast paced sort of place that values small business, what with the trolley system being very crowded and the bazaar being pretty popular. Hope this helped.
Are you talking about the house of the Scorpion? If so, El patron was a horrible guy and his childhood was awful. Since matt is a clone of him, they are the same person and he wanted him to relive his childhood for him.
