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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
Just when I thought I was through with dystopian climate change fiction, along comes a novel so immersive, so well conceived, and frightening believable that I can’t stop thinking about its implications.
Take everything thing wrong with today’s world, the trajectory of where things are going, and follow it to its most awful fulfillment: the internet merely MemeFeed, the rich using the working classes to protect it’s wealth, wildfires barraging over land that isn’t flooded by collapsing ice sheets. After great devastation, millions of climate refugees treated worse than animals, Earth reaches Net Zero, the Great Transition accomplished. It took the hard labor and sacrifice of volunteer workers to pull it off, like Emi’s parents, reality star hero dad fighting fires, her mom separated from her family as a child in the immigrant camps, risking her life for the cause and a heroine in her own right.
Now a father, Emi’s dad takes on the role of protector and primary parent, while her mom bristles at his complacency and constantly reminds Emi of the horror of the past and that society must stay vigilant, continuing the fight. Mom regularly volunteers for duty in New York City, while Dad’s job in Nuuk allows him to give stability to Emi.
Underground groups deal out delayed justice, targeting climate enemies for murder, octogenarian capitalists who never paid for their crimes against the Earth.
With mom gone, Emi convinces her dad to allow her to see the Great Transition celebration that her mother has forbade them to attend. Violence breaks out, and the whole world as Emi knew it collapses. With her father, Emi goes searching for her mom, encountering a shifting reality of good and evil, the journey a refining experience of growth and understanding.
This reads like a thriller, and hits hard with a political punch.
Thanks to the publisher for a free book. My review is fair and unbiased.
Take everything thing wrong with today’s world, the trajectory of where things are going, and follow it to its most awful fulfillment: the internet merely MemeFeed, the rich using the working classes to protect it’s wealth, wildfires barraging over land that isn’t flooded by collapsing ice sheets. After great devastation, millions of climate refugees treated worse than animals, Earth reaches Net Zero, the Great Transition accomplished. It took the hard labor and sacrifice of volunteer workers to pull it off, like Emi’s parents, reality star hero dad fighting fires, her mom separated from her family as a child in the immigrant camps, risking her life for the cause and a heroine in her own right.
Now a father, Emi’s dad takes on the role of protector and primary parent, while her mom bristles at his complacency and constantly reminds Emi of the horror of the past and that society must stay vigilant, continuing the fight. Mom regularly volunteers for duty in New York City, while Dad’s job in Nuuk allows him to give stability to Emi.
Underground groups deal out delayed justice, targeting climate enemies for murder, octogenarian capitalists who never paid for their crimes against the Earth.
With mom gone, Emi convinces her dad to allow her to see the Great Transition celebration that her mother has forbade them to attend. Violence breaks out, and the whole world as Emi knew it collapses. With her father, Emi goes searching for her mom, encountering a shifting reality of good and evil, the journey a refining experience of growth and understanding.
This reads like a thriller, and hits hard with a political punch.
Thanks to the publisher for a free book. My review is fair and unbiased.
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Suicide
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated