The Future by Naomi AldermanMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Full Disclosure: I received an Advanced Reader's Copy of The Future by Naomi Alderman from Simon & Schuster via NetGalley.
As a fan of The Power, I was so excited to receive a copy of The Future by Naomi Alderman. While The Future is fiction, it bears a close resemblance to our current world. The world is suffering from unprecedented pandemics, wars, and natural disasters led by a handful of billionaires who control social media, logistics, and online commerce. Sound familiar? The story is told from a variety of perspectives. It's a great technique because even a villain is the hero of their own story. There are preppers, survivalists, and a cult. For epistolary lovers, there are the chapters that are snippets of forum postings complete with comments. There is plenty of fodder for deep thoughts. The questions the book poses aren't even new. Could we have a better world with less suffering if those with power and resources stopped being motivated solely by profit? Naomi Alderman imagines a world where someone decides to take action to find out.
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