meh

Something about this story just doesn't ring true. So little backstory to explain the historical context that many aspects of the scenario and plot seem arbitrary, and the characters for the most part just don't seem particularly intelligent. Obviously meant as an allegory along the lines of Jemison, but apart from the generally depressing nature of the basic cli-fi premise, it was hard to understand what lesson to take. Agnes Dei? really?

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It was not very good

There was something missing from this story to make it a story. It seemed like there were great opportunities for an interesting concept to emerge but it never happened. I would recommend The Great Alone instead. It’s also a nature forward book, but with an interesting storyline along with it. The narrator was mostly okay but the long crying scenes were difficult to listen to.

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Still thinking about Bea…

Had to read it twice after I lost interest the first time. The second time, I was hooked. I love the two main female characters and wanted to cry a few times at the end. It’s very good. I can’t stop wondering about Bea

Incredible

What could happen, what is happening.....? Heartbreaking while being heartwarming simultaneously. Yes, a broken heart can still be warmed and hopeful. Through struggle and incomparable hardship we still somehow find a tiny piece of light and look to build it into a sun somehow.

The narrative is beyond brilliant. So many characters coming from one human voice, with such slight deviations of diction and tone as to be nearly inperceptable yet fully its own.

Thank you for this story SG

BUG: I only wanted to input the star ratings

I have to type at least fifteen words of information to simply input the star ratings for Overall/Performance/Story, I hope this issue is resolved soon as this review is a waste of space and effort.

Just what I wanted

It’s a story of what’s going on during societal collapse. I love the timeline, character development and drama. Wish there was a bit more information I could glean as a prepper, but it gave me everything I want in a mid-apocalypse story and more. Strong female lead, a story about a young woman growing up in the wild, and solid writing. Finally, not a book about a well armed militia taking down the riff raff. This is a wonderful book to experience. I’d read it again and I wish there to be a sequel.

Dystopian Twist

This was an enjoyable listen. There were no big surprises or dramatic turns. It was a different take on a dystopian future where humans are, as usual, a mess.

Mesmerizing story, and superb reading.

I couldn’t tear myself away! The descriptions of the wilderness, the intensely complicated relationships, and incredible reading were magnetic.

Every minute was worth it

I just finished this and I find myself wanting to wait a few days before reading anything else in order to work through the various complicated characters and dilemmas Cook asks us to think about. I will say that when I started I thought this might be a kind of naive return to a state of nature story. But it quickly became so much more. It is about climate change and the future of society. But it is also about group dynamics and most of all, the complications and contradictions involved in being a parent under the new and anticipated challenges of our present and future. Beautifully written and dynamic in every sense of the word.

A Triumph

This book will surely stay with me, haunting in its brutal truth. A beautiful accomplishment.