Loneliness is a dangerous thing. If it doesn't lead you to God, it leads you to the devil. It leads you to yourself. (Joyce Carol Oates) The novel “A Table for Three” is dedicated to the theme of man in extreme conditions. The hero of the novel, by chance, finds himself in a confined space. There, behind the walls that reliably shelter him, there is war and the death of civilization. Can a person be happy alone with himself? Will he be able to become happy among people? Two books, two questions on an eternal topic. The topic of happiness.