olivia_coleman 's review for:

The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins

3.0

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Reading this book made me feel less liberal because I was definitely a larch sympathizer. It gat a similar same feeling when I listen to Hamilton.

This story world seems likely yet Kristina and Larches relationship seems unlikely. They represent totally opposite sides of thinking and are always fighting. I feel like they should have gotten divorced a long time ago or never even married. I feel like they felt the societal pressure of it all. It also seems like there friend groups did not see eye to eye. I’m surprised they didn’t try and split them up earlier. They both compromised for each other and made each other miserable because their compromises did not align with their personal beliefs.

I still think the death penalty is wrong and murder is murder. Kristina at the end of the day is a terrorist. It seems like there would be other ways to hold these people accountable.

Also Kristina always on a tear about the younger generation and school not teaching them properly yet her daughter is doing a whole long essay on the issue. Also she complains about how they have been colonized and her daughter does not know her culture, use that as a moment to teach instead of complaining!

I’m glad larch got angry at Kristina for

living a double life. I was confused why he felt the need to find her so bad. Maybe I have never felt that deep of love for someone. It just seems like they were in a bad place and so I confused why all the sudden he felt compelled.

I also felt so weird about the ending. I feel like the after should have been

them reuniting after going into hiding or Emi joining the Phoenix. Not a snap shot of them in hiding. Also I thought the young boy in grief counseling what going to be other boy that was “killed” yet he just gets thrown to show she’s being reckless telling people her old name kinda.