pickI loved this book- total thought provoking and full of climate dread.
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pickI loved this book- total thought provoking and full of climate dread.
so-soMore cli-fi. Not bad by any means, but it does have problems.
The episodic structure through time made it difficult to connect to any of the characters.
There's a thoughtlessly ableist response to autism.
I don't know what JB's issues are around motherhood, but he's spilled them on the page.
These things I can work around: the ending I cannot (see comment under spoiler alert).
pick(2020) In the near future, governments respond to climate change by outlawing data that document its effects. An underground network of women scientists respond by caching illegal copies of authentic climate data against the day that it can be studied. I loved this, from its scary-plausible premise, to its unusual narrative structure to its feminist, queer, and colonial themes, to its effective character drama. Highly recommended.
pickThis 600+ page novel takes place in a future where sea level rise has submerged lower Manhattan, squatters dwell among the moldering ruins, and the wealthy own vacant apartments in impossibly high skyscrapers. A lot happens, but the pleasure of this book lies in the detailed world building, the vivid cast of characters, and the possibility of real, meaningful change. Somehow my least depressing climate change read so far!
We found the body in an orange inflatable off the south coast of Lizard Island.
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Graphic in lower right from https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coral_bleach.html
Am halfway through and can‘t begin to fathom where it‘s headed. I am a big fan of satire but this is so dry I honestly can‘t tell that it is satire sometimes. Never have heard of T.C. Boyle but am enjoying his writing so far. I think I‘m quite over the idea of cricket fritters, though.
