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A review by bookph1le
The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton
4.0
4.5 stars
This was a really lovely, really melancholy book about love and loss. Though there is a scifi element in that it envisions a future where nature reclaims Florida after humans fail to figure out how to stop climate change and live in a more sustainable way, this isn't a disaster novel in the traditional sensem so if you're looking for a pulse-pounding thriller, this isn't it. Instead, it's more a story of interconnectedness, of the ways in which human lives intertwine with other human lives and how human lives intertwine with nature. It's sad and full of tragedy and heartbreak, but never in a way that felt egregious or exploitative to me. To me it's a meditation on life and the ways in which it offers us joy one moment and despair the next.
This was a really lovely, really melancholy book about love and loss. Though there is a scifi element in that it envisions a future where nature reclaims Florida after humans fail to figure out how to stop climate change and live in a more sustainable way, this isn't a disaster novel in the traditional sensem so if you're looking for a pulse-pounding thriller, this isn't it. Instead, it's more a story of interconnectedness, of the ways in which human lives intertwine with other human lives and how human lives intertwine with nature. It's sad and full of tragedy and heartbreak, but never in a way that felt egregious or exploitative to me. To me it's a meditation on life and the ways in which it offers us joy one moment and despair the next.