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Supernatural eco thriller!

Eden by Tim Lebbon

April 27, 2023 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

Ooh this one was interesting. It’s called a “supernatural eco-thriller / eco-horror”, which sounds a little nuts, but really describes the story well. We start out somewhere in the (not too distant I feel like) future where global worming has almost irreparably damaged the Earth. The world powers have come together to combat climate change by setting up a dozen Virgin Zones in remote locations throughout the world. They’re devoid of people or industry, guarded by soldiers, and nobody’s allowed in. They allow nature to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Global Warming, Tim Lebbon

kfishgirl's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Global Warming, Tim Lebbon ·
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“from the housetops to the gutters – from the ocean to the shore -the warning signs have all been bright and garish -far too great in number to ignore”

A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet

January 26, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

The children have a game: keep their parental status secret. If they keep it secret from each other, they can keep it secret from themselves. They won’t have to be the “children of” anyone. They don’t have to claim allegiance with the drunks in the Great House who let the world burn. Their game, and much of this book in general, brought to mind strong memories of “Old College Try” by The Mountain Goats. A Children’s Bible is more than what it seems. It’s presented […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: audio, climate anxiety, coming-of-age, dystopia, generational strife, Global Warming, Lydia Millet, pre-apocalypse, privilege, pulitzer prize finalist, survival, Xe Sands, youth

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:16 · Genres: Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: audio, climate anxiety, coming-of-age, dystopia, generational strife, Global Warming, Lydia Millet, pre-apocalypse, privilege, pulitzer prize finalist, survival, Xe Sands, youth ·
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“My book-ordering history is definitely going to get me flagged by some evil government algorithm. Lots and lots of books about Vichy France and the French Resistance and more books than any civilian could possibly need about spy craft and fascism. Luckily, there is a Jean Rhys novel in there and a book for Eli called How to Draw Robots. That’ll throw them off the scent.”

Weather by Jenny Offill

October 31, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Jenny Offill’s latest exercise in approaching anxiety with compassion, Weather, kicks off right before the 2016 election. While she isn’t that exact- you come to realization through context clues- the time and feeling is accurate and thick in the air. Just like in Dept. of Speculation, Offill packs years worth of pathos into a collection close to just 200 pages. Her economy of vocabulary is something that I strive to possess. Our narrator is worried about wasting time; she sits on an unfinished masters while answering […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: 2016 Election, Addiction, Anxiety, change, climate change, doomstead, Global Warming, Jenny Offill, new york, survival

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:114 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: 2016 Election, Addiction, Anxiety, change, climate change, doomstead, Global Warming, Jenny Offill, new york, survival ·
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The end is the beginning

Clade by James Bradley

June 2, 2019 by Claire Badger Leave a Comment

Clade: “a group of organisms believed to have evolved from a common ancestor, according to the principles of cladistics.” Told over decades, Clade is a bit like a short story compendium of characters from the same family. Adam and Ellie start a family in the shadow of global warming and the catastrophes it will unveil. As they age and grow apart, the narrative shifts to other family members as they live through different iterations of the same problem: how to survive a world with closing […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Australian, Australian fiction, bees, clade, Global Warming, james bradley

Claire Badger's CBR11 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Australian, Australian fiction, bees, clade, Global Warming, james bradley ·
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“Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.”

May 5, 2018 by Halbs 2 Comments

What in the world can two evangelical Christians from West Texas teach Americans about global warming? A lot, it turns out. In A Climate for Change, the authors tactfully and forcefully make the case to skeptical conservative Christians that (1) climate change is real and (2) Christians should be working in this issue for myriad faith-based reasons.  Katherine Hayhoe and Andrew Farley are spouses teaching at Texas Tech here in my beloved Lone Star State. You may have heard of Farley because he has written several […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Andrew Farley, climate change, Global Warming, Katharine Hayhoe

Halbs's CBR10 Review No:34 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Andrew Farley, climate change, Global Warming, Katharine Hayhoe ·
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Flight Behavior, by Barbara Kingsolver

“Stop the logging, stop the lies. Save the monarch butterflies.”

February 6, 2017 by Gracey the Giant 1 Comment

For years (and years) my favorite Barbara Kingsolver book was The Poisonwood Bible, followed by Prodigal Summer.  And then I read Flight Behavior and I believe that I have a new favorite.  I have enjoyed everything I’ve ever read by Kingsolver, but there is a timeliness to Flight Behavior that makes it extra special. The story features Dellarobia Turnbow, a slight-statured, red-haired farmwife in rural, western Tennessee. Dellarobia has no family outside the family she’s made with her gentle giant of a husband, Cub, and […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Appalachia, Barbara Kingsolver, butterflies, environmentalism, Flight Behavior, Global Warming, monarchs, nature

Gracey the Giant's CBR9 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Appalachia, Barbara Kingsolver, butterflies, environmentalism, Flight Behavior, Global Warming, monarchs, nature ·
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