It's a haunting story about politics and the climate movement, mostly in the U.S. between 2014 and roughly 2036. I finished it last week and it's still rolling around in my head. It starts a bit slowly as the author introduces the characters because readers don't know how they're connected yet, but by the end he brings them all together in a web of activism, climate science, craven politics, human nature, state violence, and truly memorable characters. 9/10, possibly my favorite novel this year, so far. I think I have blisters on my butt from refusing to leave my chair until I finished it.
I'm currently reading something completely different, The Ferryman by Justin Cronin. It's a story about a group of people living on a remote island completely separated from other people. There is no clear setting really-- there may be other people elsewhere, there might not be, their island might be on Earth, it might be somewhere else, and so on. It's a pretty stripped down, spare story about a man who serves the community as a ferryman, which I'll leave to your imagination in order to avoid spoilers. He undergoes some significant life events, which frame the story. I'll likely finish it this afternoon or evening. 6/10, maybe 7/10 for holding my interest and a compelling tale.
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