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A review by keefbaker
The Death of Grass by John Christopher
3.0
What would happen to the world in a time of extreme food shortage? John Christophers novel examines what happens to a group of friends as they travel north from London to the family farm in the north and the changes that happen to them (as a metaphor for society) on the way.
The idea that every species of grass is killed by a virus is interesting and the fallout from it is quite well realized. However, this book is most definitely a product of its time. The people in this appear to be fictionalized British people complete with stiff upper lip and dealing with everything "matter of factly" which makes sense in post-war Britain but in the more Americanized and softened Britain of the 21st century I think people would be different.
So the reason I have given this 3 stars rather than more is because I found myself thinking that people wouldn't react like that now a number of times in the novel. Not that this is a fault of the writer, his book isn't going to automatically change as society does. But the rating is a genuine observation of how I felt about it while reading.
The idea that every species of grass is killed by a virus is interesting and the fallout from it is quite well realized. However, this book is most definitely a product of its time. The people in this appear to be fictionalized British people complete with stiff upper lip and dealing with everything "matter of factly" which makes sense in post-war Britain but in the more Americanized and softened Britain of the 21st century I think people would be different.
So the reason I have given this 3 stars rather than more is because I found myself thinking that people wouldn't react like that now a number of times in the novel. Not that this is a fault of the writer, his book isn't going to automatically change as society does. But the rating is a genuine observation of how I felt about it while reading.