Original Sin

Under house arrest, Robert picks through his own memories and recordings, trying to piece together how he got there. He's certain he's the good guy in this story, a conviction that survives contact with the truth and makes actual change look impossible.

The plot centers on four women and four obsessions, all circling one uncomfortable truth Robert would rather not sit with. It's a kinetic novel, so there's no branching to work around his denial: the story plays straight through, and you watch him fail to learn from the inside.

Being kinetic, there's nothing to choose and no route to chase. You read, you watch the recordings and memories unfold in order, and you reach the same uncomfortable conclusion Robert keeps dodging.