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Deluge
Deluge | Stephen Markley
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From the bestselling author of Ohio, a masterful American epic charting a near future approaching collapse and a nascent but strengthening solidarity. In the first decades of the 21st century, the world is convulsing, its governments mired in gridlock while a patient but unrelenting ecological crisis looms. America is in upheaval, battered by violent weather and extreme politics. In California in 2013, Tony Pietrus, a scientist studying deposits of undersea methane, receives a death threat. His fate will become bound to a stunning cast of characters--a broken drug addict, a star advertising strategist, a neurodivergent mathematician, a cunning eco-terrorist, an actor turned religious zealot, and a brazen young activist named Kate Morris, who, in the mountains of Wyoming, begins a project that will alter the course of the decades to come. From the Gulf Coast to Los Angeles, the Midwest to Washington, DC, their intertwined odysseys unfold against a stark backdrop of accelerating chaos as they summon courage, galvanize a nation, fall to their own fear, and find wild hope in the face of staggering odds. As their stories hurtle toward a spectacular climax, each faces a reckoning: what will they sacrifice to salvage humanity's last chance at a future? A singular achievement, The Deluge is a once-in-a-generation novel that meets the moment as few works of art ever have.
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Lindy
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My latest booktube upload is Recent Reads January 31: long books, short books, graphic novels, poetry, essays: 6 great books!
https://youtu.be/pG7lxYFxK2s

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Lindy
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To let the infotainment bath of the day stream over you was to slowly scrub away at the skin of your own humanity.

TrishB Wow 😮 9mo
Lindy @TrishB Good line, eh? 9mo
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Lindy
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Epic near-future climate fiction that follows a disparate cast of characters over 14 years, starting in 2025. Science. Politics. Major weather events & fires. Manipulative advertising. War crimes. Fascism. Fanaticism. Drug addiction. Sex. Ends justifying means. Regrets. Redemption. Whew! It‘s a long & bumpy ride: 41 hours in audio. The full cast kept me engaged through the parts that are hard on tender sensibilities.

TrishB This looks really good. Very expensive here at the moment. 9mo
Lindy @TrishB If they priced books by the pound, it would be even more pricey. 😉 9mo
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Lindy
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I‘d wound my way from the office to the downtown Barnes & Noble because I did not feel like getting on a train at rush hour, not with the pulse of indignation still beating in my head, and decided to calm myself by browsing books.

Megabooks Man, that‘s a great shelf! Enjoy browsing! 9mo
Lindy @Megabooks I took this at Munro‘s Books in Victoria. It‘s such a great bookstore! 9mo
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Lindy
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#audioknitting I started this scarf 8 months ago (and completed several other knitting projects since then) but it‘s done now. And I love it! I didn‘t keep track of the many audiobooks that accompanied my knitting, but the final bit was while listening to the tagged epic. #litsycrafters

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 10mo
CatLass007 Pretty. 10mo
intothehallofbooks I love it!! 10mo
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BethM That‘s so beautiful! 10mo
LiteraryinPA It‘s so pretty and meticulously done! 10mo
Deblovestoread Bright and happy! 😍 10mo
Singout Gorgeous! 10mo
Texreader Love it!! 10mo
Catsandbooks Beautiful!! Also I like your glasses! 💙 10mo
marleed It‘s pretty! 10mo
julesG I love a colourful garter stitch scarf. The colours really pop! 😍 10mo
batsy Very pretty! And I love the glasses, too. 10mo
erzascarletbookgasm I like the colours 👌 10mo
Lindy @julesG Thanks! The black stripes are in stocking stitch, giving a ribbed effect against the poofy garter stitch. 10mo
Lindy @Catsandbooks @batsy Thank you! I really like these glasses too, so I had my most recent prescription put in them instead of getting new frames. 10mo
kassandrik So beautiful colors! I am now inspired to keep on knitting my current socks project.
P.S. love the hashtag
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Gissy 😍👌 10mo
Lindy @kassandrik Thanks! And good luck with your socks. 😊 10mo
PaperbackPirate Beautiful colors and model! 😍 9mo
Lindy @PaperbackPirate thank you ☺️ 9mo
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This book was a true masterpiece, IMO. Beautiful writing, though completely terrifying! A true investment since it's 880 pages, but well-worth it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Full review at: https://erinkonrad.com/2024/01/11/the-deluge-book-review/

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Branwen
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Ta-dah! 🎉🎉🎉 My book haul from yesterday! I was really only looking to get the Mantel novel, but of course ended up leaving with two more! 😂 I wasn't planning on getting the tagged book, but after reading the blurb and remembering how much I loved his previous book, Ohio, I caved and got it! 💕📚💕 #bookhaul

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This madly ambitious, sprawling, epic work of near future climate fiction packs a serious punch. Yes, it is 900+ pages, and yes it is a little demanding. The emotional depth of the multiple character storylines provides balance for the heavy political themes in a way that really pays off. If you enjoyed The Overstory by Richard Powers, The Ministry For The Future by Kim Stanley Robinson, or Stephen King‘s The Stand then this will knock you out!

Reggie Ughhhh it wasn‘t at my bookstore today!!! 2y
HillsAndHamletsBookshop Hi Reggie! Do you ever use Bookshop to get your books online? It delivers them to your door just like Amazon but it supports local bookstores instead of Jeff Bezos. You can get the Deluge from our Bookshop here if you‘d like: https://bookshop.org/lists/josh-s-staff-picks 2y
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Mel
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Whoa. This book is intense. Big. Over 900 pages. A sprawling story spanning decades as climate change catches up with the world. Scientists. Drug addicts. Environmental activists. Religious zealots. Celebrities. Politicians. Storms. Droughts. Wars. Floods. Disease. Politics. This story was terrifying and too real to enjoy; however, the meticulous research, narration style, and scope were amazing. #TheDeluge #NetGalley #January2023

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BoleyBooks
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Tackle the TBR 🤓📚
#boleybooks #thedeluge #stephenmarkley #bookbeast #bookjoy #NetGalley #bookbuds
What are you reading? 😊

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