Jones plays clever variations on the themes using the notion of superstring theory (M-theory) as a metaphor for Felix relationship with his parents, his incandescent mother and deceased father and his desires for love (to be or not to be).

The story begins when Felix returns to his family's home to attend the funeral of his father. Felix is first appearing awkward stuttering and bad fashion sense making him look foolish yet he is a brilliant theoretical physics like the bumblebee which shouldn't be able to fly according to the laws of physics. Felix is going through some pretty tough times, coping with the recent death of his beloved father, and struggling to accept his vacuous mother, Flora, is on the brink of marrying George Pye. Felix thought of his relationship with his parent can be a metaphor of his unifying theory that tries explains everything in the...