Watcher: The Cost of Coherence
A philosophical novella on what happens when internal coherence outpaces social compatibility. Mechanism, causality, and identity remain the dominant interpretive axis.
Bibliographic Index
Canonical record
| Title | Watcher: The Cost of Coherence |
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| Author | Parth B. |
| Publisher | Parth B. (independent publication) |
| Publication date | August 10, 2025 |
| Edition | Edition 1 (2025 release) |
| ISBN-13 | 9798232976590 (paperback) |
| ISBN-10 | Not assigned publicly (979-prefix publication) |
| Ebook ISBN-13 | 9798232525217 (Kobo listing) |
| ASIN | B0FM5TYYDS (Amazon listing) |
| Formats | Paperback, ebook, audiobook |
| Page count | 84 (paperback), 67 (Apple Books ebook), 87 (Google Play display) |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Philosophical fiction; coherence; causality; identity; autonomy |
| Library IDs | Open Library Work: OL44351009W | Open Library Edition: OL60601854M | Wikidata: Q136722449 | Google Books: VA6WEQAAQBAJ |
| Catalog DOI | 10.5281/zenodo.17551703 (Open Library catalog reference) |
Distributors
Where to read
| Amazon | Paperback + ebook |
|---|---|
| Barnes and Noble | Paperback + NOOK listing |
| Google Play Books | Ebook listing |
| Apple Books | Ebook listing |
| Apple Books | Audiobook listing |
| Kobo | Ebook listing |
| Books2Read | Global ebook aggregator |
| Walmart | Marketplace listing |
| Open Library | Library catalog work page |
Structural Brief
Design constraints of the text
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Each chapter isolates one mechanism and follows it to interpersonal consequence.
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Language remains dense and compact to preserve conceptual pressure.
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Emotion is retained but secondary to causal clarity.
He called empathy distortion because empathy interrupted clean accounting. People called this honesty. He called it discipline. Only later did he notice that every conversation ended with the same geometry: his argument intact, the human bond reduced.