A review by stephaniejaykay
Weather by Jenny Offill

5.0

I immediately found this book whimsical, and through the pages, my love just grew. Lizzie is a sort of non-traditional prepper and accidental librarian living in Brooklyn with her husband and son. The book is written in short little paragraphs that I thought would grow annoying, but they were profound little bursts. Offill’s smart, funny, familiar writing belies two sources of major anxiety: Lizzie’s brother, a real albatross whose needs she chooses again and again over her three-person family unit, and how to prepare her son for future climate devastation. Oh, and the last quarter of the book introduces a sweet surprise quasi-love story.