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sowhitemocha's review against another edition
challenging
informative
medium-paced
4.5
An thorough analysis of migration in response to climate change, and the role of migration in human history.
wanderinggoy's review against another edition
2.0
The chapter on migration I found powerful. The rest, to me, was a rather rambling and collection of broad sweeps and big statements with way too few references to back them up.
bailey_bea's review against another edition
3.0
Nomad Century is a good, basic primer for what environmental catastrophe will mean for humanity in the near future. That said, it 0ften manages to be a combination of both too doomsday-y and far too optimistic about what humans can and will achieve. I'll also point out that I would have loved more details about many of the climate technologies the author mentions.
I wouldn't call this a happy read, but it's a certainly a thought-provoking one.
I wouldn't call this a happy read, but it's a certainly a thought-provoking one.
spacewhombus's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
3.75
Okay so I think if I hadn’t studied climate change I would have found this more fascinating, but the author really painted a vibrant picture of why people will need to migrate due to climate change, and what both the uninhabitable parts of the earth and the new, diverse northern cities could look like by 2100.
I really enjoy being able to imagine what global society could look like post-climate crisis (if you love fiction that tackles this topic such as Monica Byrne‘s The Actual Star, then you would be into this book too!). I think she offers quite straightforward methods to achieve these possible realities, but I did find her overly optimistic and disliked that she didn’t dive that deeply into the darker aspects of our society that could very likely prevent us from ever saving ourselves.
It was a much quicker read than I expected, and I definitely recommend it even though overall I was hoping for a little more depth.
I really enjoy being able to imagine what global society could look like post-climate crisis (if you love fiction that tackles this topic such as Monica Byrne‘s The Actual Star, then you would be into this book too!). I think she offers quite straightforward methods to achieve these possible realities, but I did find her overly optimistic and disliked that she didn’t dive that deeply into the darker aspects of our society that could very likely prevent us from ever saving ourselves.
It was a much quicker read than I expected, and I definitely recommend it even though overall I was hoping for a little more depth.