A review by kelseyland
The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

challenging hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

I don't think that "visionary" is too strong a word to use when it comes to Kim Stanley Robinson, especially in regards to this book. The Ministry for the Future is a stark departure from most climate change narratives (both fiction and nonfiction) in that it is neither utopian nor dystopian, but a realistic view of the ways in which it is possible to mitigate climate disaster via scientific, economic, cultural, and political methods. In other words, this book allows the reader to imagine not only a better world, but the steps that might be necessary to get there. The novel's kaleidoscope of viewpoints--both human and nonhuman--drives the narrative forward in an entertaining and engaging way while also supporting one of its many thesis statements, that in order to survive humanity needs to consider what's best for the Earth as a whole, including the plants and animals that make it home. 
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