A review by schnoebs13
Clade by James Bradley
3.0
A good book that looks at: climate change, fertility issues, autism, grief and roles of technology
On the front of the cover on my copy, Robert MacFarlane calls this book "Brilliant, unsettling and timely." I definitely agree with 2 out of those 3 descriptions. Clade takes the reader along as they follow the lives of a family over three generations into the future. Starting in the beginning of the 21st century, the possible future impacts of climate change are depicted in an very eerie and unsettling way. But this is important because the author does it in a way that is very realistic and dives into the many different possibilities of the challenges we as society could face in the future. Including but not limited to: sea level rise, economic crashes, species extinction, new and unknown deadly diseases, intense heat waves, irregular and fluctuating access to the energy grid, immigration crisis and more. Throughout this book we also learn about the possibility of our future connection to technology and a need to always have a screen at hand to access information and media whenever we need or want.
Discussing the issues and family dynamics of those struggling in a changing climate, I found this really fascinating. The biggest issue for me though was a lack of connection with the characters in general and then at times not being sure how the characters currently being discussed were connected to those throughout the rest of the book. Being someone who has study environmental science and policy, I already knew about a lot of the information on climate change being laid out in this book but I also feel that it could be a good resource to help people gain a better picture of the possible future we might have. I also enjoyed the twist at the end with Noah.
On the front of the cover on my copy, Robert MacFarlane calls this book "Brilliant, unsettling and timely." I definitely agree with 2 out of those 3 descriptions. Clade takes the reader along as they follow the lives of a family over three generations into the future. Starting in the beginning of the 21st century, the possible future impacts of climate change are depicted in an very eerie and unsettling way. But this is important because the author does it in a way that is very realistic and dives into the many different possibilities of the challenges we as society could face in the future. Including but not limited to: sea level rise, economic crashes, species extinction, new and unknown deadly diseases, intense heat waves, irregular and fluctuating access to the energy grid, immigration crisis and more. Throughout this book we also learn about the possibility of our future connection to technology and a need to always have a screen at hand to access information and media whenever we need or want.
Discussing the issues and family dynamics of those struggling in a changing climate, I found this really fascinating. The biggest issue for me though was a lack of connection with the characters in general and then at times not being sure how the characters currently being discussed were connected to those throughout the rest of the book. Being someone who has study environmental science and policy, I already knew about a lot of the information on climate change being laid out in this book but I also feel that it could be a good resource to help people gain a better picture of the possible future we might have. I also enjoyed the twist at the end with Noah.