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reviewed The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson: The Ministry for the Future (Paperback, 2021, Orbit) 4 stars

Established in 2025, the purpose of the new organization was simple: To advocate for the …

Lots of interesting ideas, but a slog to get through.

4 stars

I struggled picking a rating for this book. It's one of those books I'm happy to have read, but while reading it some sections were slow and hard to get through.

The book paints a vivid picture of what's already happening with climate change, and how it could get a lot worse. The reactions of different groups of people are interesting, and gave me things to think about.

reviewed Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Emily St. John Mandel: Sea of Tranquility (Hardcover, 2022, Knopf) 4 stars

Edwin St. Andrew is eighteen years old when he crosses the Atlantic by steamship, exiled …

Review of 'Sea of Tranquility' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I enjoyed this book. As with most time travel stories, there's an inconsistency that doesn't quite make sense. But that doesn't matter.

In this short novel, the characters are good and the interweaving of the story at different times in history is done well.