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The Uninhabitable Earth: A Story of the Future by David Wallace-Wells
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siobhanward's review against another edition
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
2.5
NYT Notable Books 2019: 12/100
I couldn't quite put my finger on what I didn't like about this book, but another reviewer really hit the nail on the head. Rather than being a book about the science of climate change, or ways that humans can change what we're doing to reduce our impact, it's simply a narrative of all the things that will happen as climate change gets worse. That's fine, I guess, but a book with no hope and no scientific background doesn't offer a whole lot. Obviously, I understand that climate change is real and that it is man-made and that the consequences are dire, but I wish there had been more why in this book, rather than just "it will be bad and here's how."
I couldn't quite put my finger on what I didn't like about this book, but another reviewer really hit the nail on the head. Rather than being a book about the science of climate change, or ways that humans can change what we're doing to reduce our impact, it's simply a narrative of all the things that will happen as climate change gets worse. That's fine, I guess, but a book with no hope and no scientific background doesn't offer a whole lot. Obviously, I understand that climate change is real and that it is man-made and that the consequences are dire, but I wish there had been more why in this book, rather than just "it will be bad and here's how."
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and War