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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
tense
This is a great book. The first part is very intense. The second a bit slower. It starts with Frida about ready to give birth as a hurricane is barreling towards their home in Florida. Her husband Kirby has refused to evacuate. Kirby is a lineman for the electric company and goes out just before the storm leaving Frida and his 2 sons. While he is away the boys go out and the youngest dies. Frida tries to find them but goes into labor. Kirby finds her just as she is dying and she wants the baby named Wanda after the hurricane. Then the novel jumps to Wanda at 10. Florida is going underwater. Miami has already evacuated. Kirby and his grown son are very busy as lineman. Wanda has gotten herself into trouble being alone so she is sent to the neighbors house, Phyllis after school. Phyllis is a scientist who works at the college or used to. She teaches Wanda all about living on your own and prepping for the big storm. Lucas the brother decides to go away to college and so after another big storm Kirby and Wanda agreed to move to. Then Kirby is swept away when a local dam breaks. The story then jumps again to when Wanda is a young woman. She has been living with Phyllis since Kirby died and Lucas went off to school. Florida has been evacuated and left to nature. So Wanda and Phyllis live off the land. Wanda has a special gift where organisms light up when she is around them in the water. Phyllises is a danger since it'll give away their location. And one day someone tracks them using that like. Wanda ends up killing these people who she knew from school. Then wand and Phyllis decide to live in a floating town. After Phyllis dies Wanda finds a woman and joins her small group. Turns out to be the twin of the person she shot and wanted this. They end up being lovers. It's very end of the book Wanda is at the end of her life in Florida has not returned to normal but people have found a way to survive. I'm interesting look at what climate change will mean for the US and it's possible ramifications.
challenging
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dnf @ 120 pgs
I found myself dreading to pick this book, and I wasn't enjoying it either. no reason to keep reading it if it was freaking me out so much I didn't want to read it 😭😭
I found myself dreading to pick this book, and I wasn't enjoying it either. no reason to keep reading it if it was freaking me out so much I didn't want to read it 😭😭
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is a very dark and depressing book. It is well written and did leave an impact. It is scary and a realistically possible future with the way the world is heading. It did make me think about the future, about humans and how everything we build on this planet, even us, it is all temporary and passing.
Like I said the book was very dark, I think the intention behind the ending was to maybe give a sliver of hope but it was too rushed for me to leave any impression and there were some things I wished the author focused more.
Like I said the book was very dark, I think the intention behind the ending was to maybe give a sliver of hope but it was too rushed for me to leave any impression and there were some things I wished the author focused more.
I read this book in a day, and I can't stop thinking about Wanda. The book is told in parts, and in between each part there is a large chunk of time skipped. I found myself badly wanting to know what happened in those missing months or years with each new part, because I was so invested in the character(s) and the story.
A harrowing and hopeful tale of a world that does not seem so far away, this is one I am so glad I purchased in my Book Outlet haul, because I will absolutely read it again.
A harrowing and hopeful tale of a world that does not seem so far away, this is one I am so glad I purchased in my Book Outlet haul, because I will absolutely read it again.
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
“They fought so hard to keep a world that was not meant to stay the same.”
This is such a unique book and I remember seeing it all over when it came out, but I put it off for a while. I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would.
The story follows Wanda, who’s born during and named after one of the worst hurricanes to hit Florida. When she discovers she’s named after the hurricane, she’s told that it’s because it’s a powerful name, which was a moment I really loved. Throughout her life, Florida starts to crumble from the effects of climate change. It’s told in four parts: power, water, light, and time that seems to reflect the ebb and flow of the elements.
I like how this book portrayed how people come together in a crisis, but also how Wanda’s life changes through time. She loses family and gains friends, and the landscape of her life changes drastically. We see her grow from a child to an adult, adjusting to the changing landscape and the people who’ve stayed behind.
There were a few parts that felt like they dragged a bit for me, but overall I really enjoyed this and was pleasantly surprised by it.
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
4.5/5 🌟
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"They've known for years. Decades. It didn't make any difference. None at all. Because now it's here and despite all that knowing, he's lost. Everyone is. They had all hung their hats on the question of proximity. Yes, it will be bad, they'd said to one another, but we have years. We have time. Somehow we'll solve this along the way. He doesn't even have the energy to be angry."
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"They fought so hard to keep a world that was not meant to stay the same"
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This was a slow, thought-provoking read about the devastating effects of climate change. How humanity thought they had so much time but it came faster and worse than anticipated, how everyone everywhere would be eventually affected, how the world/nature tries to reset itself and start anew. It follows one family through time as they learn to adapt to change, loss, grief, learning to survive, figuring out who you can trust, friends that become family, and finding themselves in this new world.
It really is a must read for everyone as natural disasters become more and more common. It's beautifully written but shows some depth to the storms and nature's unrelenting wrath. It makes you think about how fragile life is and how much we take for granted in this modern world. Electricity, telehones
, Internet, news, grocery stores, automotive transportation, medicine, our loved ones alive and well. We really do not appreciate it all enough.
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"They've known for years. Decades. It didn't make any difference. None at all. Because now it's here and despite all that knowing, he's lost. Everyone is. They had all hung their hats on the question of proximity. Yes, it will be bad, they'd said to one another, but we have years. We have time. Somehow we'll solve this along the way. He doesn't even have the energy to be angry."
....................
"They fought so hard to keep a world that was not meant to stay the same"
....................
This was a slow, thought-provoking read about the devastating effects of climate change. How humanity thought they had so much time but it came faster and worse than anticipated, how everyone everywhere would be eventually affected, how the world/nature tries to reset itself and start anew. It follows one family through time as they learn to adapt to change, loss, grief, learning to survive, figuring out who you can trust, friends that become family, and finding themselves in this new world.
It really is a must read for everyone as natural disasters become more and more common. It's beautifully written but shows some depth to the storms and nature's unrelenting wrath. It makes you think about how fragile life is and how much we take for granted in this modern world. Electricity, telehones
, Internet, news, grocery stores, automotive transportation, medicine, our loved ones alive and well. We really do not appreciate it all enough.