Though The Great Transition as a novel certainly leans hopeful, I thought it did a great job capturing the complexity of what could happen both to the Earth and to us as a species: the anger, the hope, the work, the suffering, the adaptation, the inequities, and the cost (financial, emotional, and physical) of success. I thought the audiobook which was fabulous, especially the voice of Emi. I think this could be a worthwhile read for a teen (I’m trying to get my daughter to read it now) or even a parent-child buddy read/listen — lots to discuss about agency and generational responsibility. The parent-teen relationships are expertly drawn as well. In addition to this being a thought-provoking novel, it was also a fun read, the kind of book I didn’t want to put down. I wouldn’t mind a sequel…
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