Tag: climate change
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Overheated: A weak narrative undercuts the urgency of climate change
Andrew Guzman’s book, Overheated, discusses climate change’s uncertain impacts on humanity, advocating for fiction to better explore its emotional and social consequences, beyond mere facts.
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Review: Augments of Change salient in a time of racial tension
In a time of racial tensions and national reckoning with uncomfortable pieces of our history, Augments of Change attempts to satirize race, noting that it’s mostly an illusion. America is going through another paroxysm of racially tinged violence, reminding everyone of our failure to reconcile our history with our ideals. In my own lifetime, the…
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Review: A faux-paleo world with email stumbles on its ‘re-wilding’ contradictions
The content critiques a perspective that views civilization as a historical mistake, advocating for a return to hunter-gatherer lifestyles. It examines romanticized views of the past and highlights attempts at rewilding.
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How a flu shot got me thinking about memes and failure
The author reflects on making their blog more engaging, struggles with self-promotion, and experiments with memes for expression. Despite initial interest, the meme project ultimately fades, displaying the creative process’s instability.
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What is the role of a writer as climate change creeps up on us?
The author reflects on COP21’s significance amidst climate change while expressing a mix of fear and fascination about future consequences. Their fiction explores adaptation to inevitable environmental changes without promoting alarmism.
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How writers can read The Grapes of Wrath as climate fiction
The article examines how Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, through the Joad family’s experiences during the Dust Bowl, reflects the potential consequences of climate change and mass migration.
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Review: “After Water” radio stories put climate in a new light
WBEZ-FM’s anthology, After Water, explores climate change’s impact on society through speculative fiction, presenting engaging stories that intersect science and art, while addressing social issues and the future of water.
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Review: The Water Knife is bleak, but uncomfortably possible
Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Water Knife invites us to imagine a drought like no other, in which the lack of water brought on by climate change disrupts life from beginning to end. The western drought has forced everyone to know their rights. From San Diego to Seattle, talk shows, newspapers, and blogs overflow with debates over…
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Review: Why aren’t ‘serious’ writers writing about climate change?
Adam Trexler argues that while climate change dominates discussions, fictional narratives are scarce. He critiques the literary world’s neglect of novels that convey climate challenges and emotions, advocating for compelling storytelling.
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Review: Clade shows love and hope are timeless in a changing climate
James Bradley’s “Clade” melds climate change with human relationships, illustrating personal struggles against a backdrop of environmental shifts, emphasizing the enduring nature of humanity amid slow, profound transformations.
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Review: Nature’s Confession an impressive sci-fi epic for young adults
Nature’s Confession blends young adult romance and speculative fiction, exploring themes like love, family strife, and environmental degradation, with humor and satire reminiscent of classic literary works.
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Review: Why can’t climate change be funny and romantic, too?
Brian Adams’ novel, Love in the Time of Climate Change, humorously explores environmental activism through a romance between a professor and a teacher, critiquing the serious tone often found in the movement.
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Review: How “Interstellar” resembles “How the West Was Won”
Interstellar, directed by Christopher Nolan, is an ambitious sci-fi film exploring themes of hope and survival amid ecological disaster. It struggles with Hollywood clichés but captivates with stunning visuals and emotional undertones.
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Is fiction about climate change for real?
Interstellar, releasing November 7, portrays a future devastated by climate change. Discussing the emerging genre “climate fiction,” the piece reflects on artists addressing environmental anxieties through storytelling.
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Review: Peak oil fuels this dystopian survivalist novel
The text discusses Jennifer Ellis’ novel, highlighting its portrayal of a dystopian future shaped by climate change and societal collapse, focusing on complex human relationships amid crisis.
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Review: Paolo Bacigalupi’s ‘The Windup Girl’ read as eco-fiction
Many science fiction writers overlook Earth’s environmental issues; Bacigalupi’s The Windup Girl exemplifies eco-fiction addressing climate change and genetic manipulation.
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Review: Is this book the first climate fiction novel ever?
J.G. Ballard’s The Drowned World is cited as early climate fiction, while George Turner’s 1987 novel The Sea and Summer is recognized for addressing human-caused climate change and societal issues like income inequality.
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Review: Lydia Millet’s ‘Pills and Starships’ is parts sci-fi and cautionary tale
Lydia Millet’s “Pills and Starships” explores a dystopian future through teen Nat’s journey, reflecting on climate change and personal growth.
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Review: A Being Darkly Wise is sometimes thrilling, sometimes pendantic
Environmentalists and religious devotees share intense dedication to their causes, explored through characters in Atcheson’s psychological thriller, A Being Darkly Wise.