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This is an example of how different my reading tastes are. The first three Goodreads reviews are two stars, but I loved this book. I was immediately drawn in by the story and characters. I loved the lyrical writing and setting and cried several times. I thought the last reveal appeared too fast, but my heart was taken by this book.

After finishing Ivan we moved onto Bob‘s story. Another 2 big thumbs up from the 9 year old. She loved getting hear more about Bob‘s story & how he found his home. Another sweet but sad story at times following the lives of these characters.

This was the March bookclub pick.
I don't really think it was for me.
It was quite uneventful in the beginning. Took a good 100 pages to get into it. Once the storm came through, it picked up. But was still just, meh.

Like I said, not for me. So I won't be rating this one.

03.28.2025

This is just such a haunting story of how the end of times could/will happen. It‘s beautiful and got so fraught at one point I couldn‘t read it before bed because my dreams were stressing me awake. A perfect book to read in April for Earth Day which we should honour on all of our days 🌎

Cold brew coffee float for breakfast #winning

We're saying these words every day, but they were written in 2010. When there's a hurricane, we build a prison. When someone looks different, we send them away. These aren't leftovers from some traumatic national crisis. It's who we are. We love this shit.

I read this in almost disbelief. These are Americans? How would you find Americans who would treat people like this? Now it's every day. Can't go a day without seeing a vid of ICE agents breaking car windows to get at people. Jan 6 rioters battering cops and then taunting them after being pardoned. I must've read too many comic books. America is the home of evil people. Our default react is to do evil. Zeitoun should've woken me up to this.

The tale of one woman‘s life starting from birth. Set in Florida where hurricanes have reclaimed so much, not just the land but the lives of loved ones. This is an incredible believable look at climate change.
I will anticipate more from this author as Good Morning, Midnight was also great.

I think this is my first real climate change fiction and it's blown me away to be honest. This book felt so real that every blow of the wind, every beat of the sun, has confused me. My reality has mixed with this reading experience and now I'm so element aware I'm on the verge on turning into a prepper.

This version of end of the world as we know it is so female and I love it. I watched this from the pages, this is so adaptable for screen.

“I was hazy with wine, hazy with Nick. I nestled into my seat and marveled at his endlessness, only inches away, his infinite capacity to shelter me.”

-Beatriz Williams

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