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A review by ktaylorhurley
A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet
3.0
I now believe books about the apocalypse should come with disclaimers. I know some people enjoy content like this in the midst of a global pandemic—like all the people who watched Soderbergh’s contagion when COVID first hit. I’m just not one of them. When it’s well done, as this book mostly is, it’s truly scary to read.
This is my second book IN A ROW about the end of the world. Both were beautifully written. This one manages humor and humanity, and even some hope, amidst some pretty grim plot devices. I’m dropping a couple stars because the author drops in some casual racism and homophobia that do not in any way serve the plot. She also has our protagonists delivered from an incredibly tense and frightening situation without any explanation or resolution. It’s just kind of miraculous. Maybe it’s a biblical reference. I do think I would have benefited from at least a passing understanding of the Bible. Either way, I can’t say I enjoyed this book, but that’s really only because the way it describes the end of the world is so effective that I found it stressful.
This is my second book IN A ROW about the end of the world. Both were beautifully written. This one manages humor and humanity, and even some hope, amidst some pretty grim plot devices. I’m dropping a couple stars because the author drops in some casual racism and homophobia that do not in any way serve the plot. She also has our protagonists delivered from an incredibly tense and frightening situation without any explanation or resolution. It’s just kind of miraculous. Maybe it’s a biblical reference. I do think I would have benefited from at least a passing understanding of the Bible. Either way, I can’t say I enjoyed this book, but that’s really only because the way it describes the end of the world is so effective that I found it stressful.