I finished Future Home of the Living God this morning, and it was a tough read.
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Cedar Songmaker, an adopted woman who is pregnant during an evolutionary backslide, is doing what she can to protect herself and her unborn child. As people panic, and the world around her starts to turn on itself, Cedar is forced to go into hiding. On top of this, her pregnancy has made her curious about her biological parents and family history.
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This story is multilayered, beautifully written, and, honestly, pretty terrifying.
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Maybe it is because I am a mom, and it wasn’t too long ago that I was pregnant.
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Maybe it is that people turning on each other and losing their humanity is hard for me to internalize.
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Maybe it is that the narrator, Cedar, was so calm and oddly rational during the whole, unthinkable process.
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Maybe it is how this book ended.
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Whatever it was, this is a book that is going to stay with me for a while.