2024 Pocket Books Challenge - hosted by acarter

A book that's hopeful about the future
We love climate disaster / dystopia books as much as the next  bear, but let's get a lil hope going!
All books added
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

Sapiens

A Brief History Series #1

Yuval Noah Harari

464 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative reflective medium-paced
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Monk & Robot #1

Becky Chambers

4 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Ways of Being: Beyond Human Intelligence by James Bridle

Ways of Being: Beyond Human Intelligence

James Bridle

384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction nature philosophy science technology hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

The Ministry for the Future

Kim Stanley Robinson

20 hours, 45 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction science fiction challenging hopeful informative slow-paced
Sacred Nature: Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World by Karen Armstrong

Sacred Nature: Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World

Karen Armstrong

5 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

nonfiction nature informative reflective medium-paced
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

345 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
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