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i didn’t hate it but it was more of a sermon about climate crisis and less about the characters. and by the end i really just wanted the book to be over. first half of the book was a 4 star read and the end was a 2.
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I haven't read much climate change dystopian fiction recently, although I used to read it a lot. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and the world that the author built. It felt unique in that it delved into the transition between the climate crisis and recovery. The story raised important questions about responsibility, family, and priorities. I tend to like books that switch character perspectives every few chapters, and this was no exception.
However, there were a few elements that I didn't love. The eating disorder focus for one of the main characters felt entirely unnecessary. At the beginning of the book, the flashbacks and school report helped a lot in providing background, but by the end, I really just wanted to get back to the story. At times the narrative about the past felt like overkill and some of the climate change commentary was repetitive (it was already being shown so thoroughly in the story that the telling part was unneeded). Most of the action in the book doesn't happen until the very end, then wraps up pretty quickly and in a predictable way.
Despite these criticisms, I thought this was a unique and interesting book with concepts and predictions about the future that I'll likely keep thinking about for a while to come.
However, there were a few elements that I didn't love. The eating disorder focus for one of the main characters felt entirely unnecessary. At the beginning of the book, the flashbacks and school report helped a lot in providing background, but by the end, I really just wanted to get back to the story. At times the narrative about the past felt like overkill and some of the climate change commentary was repetitive (it was already being shown so thoroughly in the story that the telling part was unneeded). Most of the action in the book doesn't happen until the very end, then wraps up pretty quickly and in a predictable way.
Despite these criticisms, I thought this was a unique and interesting book with concepts and predictions about the future that I'll likely keep thinking about for a while to come.
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Dieses Buch ist der erste Roman seit einer halben Ewigkeit, den ich euch mal wieder uneingeschränkt empfehlen kann. Immer wieder begegne ich einfach Büchern, die mich daran erinnern, wie sehr ich das Lesen eigentlich liebe und warum ich mich dazu entschlossen habe, Literaturwissenschaften zu studieren. "Der Plan zur Rettung der Welt" ist eines dieser Bücher. Es ist unglaublich gut geschrieben, spannend, super kritisch und intelligent und hat meiner Meinung nach das Potential, zum Klassiker der Zukunft zu werden.
Doch worum geht es? Es geht um Emi und Larch. Die beiden sind Tochter und Vater und leben in einer klimaneutralen und friedlichen Welt. Während Larche und Emis Mutter noch vor Hitze und Waldbrände geflohen sind und gegen die Ausbeutung von Mensch und Umwelt gekämpft haben, lebt Emi ein bequemes Leben, das nur von den Erwartungen und ständigen Streitereien ihrer Eltern überschattet wird. Doch dann kommt es zu Anschlägen auf verschiedene Politiker – und die Welt, wie Emi und ihr Vater sie kannte, bricht damit zusammen. Denn in den darauffolgenden Ermittlungen ist Emis Mutter die Hauptverdächtige.
Dieses Buch erzählt von einer Welt am Rande des Abgrunds und ist dabei stets glaubwürdig. Auch der Generationenkonflikt zwischen Emi und ihren Eltern wirkte auf mich authentisch. Die Folgen des Klimawandels, die hier dargestellt und eindringlich beschrieben werden, bleiben im Gedächtnis - und entsprechen leider ziemlich genau dem, was auch wir in Zukunft erwarten können. Dass wir unseren Schmarrn endlich auf die Reihe bekommen und die Klimakatastrophe aufhalten können, glaube ich nach der Wahl am Sonntag leider nicht mehr. Genau wie es in diesem Roman beschrieben wird, werden auch wir in ein oder zwei Jahrzehnten Schadensbegrenzung betreiben müssen. Wie die Protagonisten werden wir Opfer bringen müssen - und ich kann nur hoffen, dass diese Opfer nicht ganz so groß sein werden wie hier.
Mein Fazit? Climate Fiction vom Feinsten und damit eine große Empfehlung für euch alle. Das hier hat es verdient, ein Klassiker der Zukunft zu werden!
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