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The Lightest Object in the Universe
by Kimi Eisele
Disclaimer: I received this arc from the publisher. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: The Lightest Object in the Univese
Author: Kimi Eisele
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 5/5
Recommended For...: dystopian, post apocalyptic, sci-fi
Publication Date: July 9, 2020
Genre: Dystopian
Recommended Age: 16+ (apocalypse, death, slight violence and gore, some language)
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Pages: 325
Synopsis: After a global economic collapse and failure of the electrical grid, amid escalating chaos, Carson, a high school teacher of history who sees history bearing out its lessons all around him, heads west on foot toward Beatrix, a woman he met and fell hard for during a chance visit to his school. Working his way along a cross-country railroad line, he encounters lost souls, clever opportunists, and those who believe they’ll be delivered from hardship if they can find their way to the evangelical preacher Jonathan Blue, who is broadcasting on all the airwaves countrywide. Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, Beatrix and her neighbors turn to one another for food, water, and solace, and begin to construct the kind of cooperative community that suggests the end could, in fact, be a promising beginning.
But between Beatrix and Carson lie 3,000 miles. With no internet or phone or postal service, can they find their way back to each other, and what will be left of their world when they do? The answers may lie with fifteen-year-old Rosie Santos, who travels reluctantly with her grandmother to Jonathan Blue, finding her voice and making choices that could ultimately decide the fate of the cross-country lovers.
Review: I really liked this book! It was so well done and it was probably one of the more realistic dystopian/post apocalyptic novels I’ve read in awhile. The characters were well done, the world building was absolutely amazing, and the book actually had a bright side. I loved seeing the country as the character traveled it and the plot kept me hooked from beginning to end.
However, I did think that the pacing was extremely slow in the beginning and can be redone, but besides that it was great!
Verdict: Loved this one!
Book: The Lightest Object in the Univese
Author: Kimi Eisele
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 5/5
Recommended For...: dystopian, post apocalyptic, sci-fi
Publication Date: July 9, 2020
Genre: Dystopian
Recommended Age: 16+ (apocalypse, death, slight violence and gore, some language)
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Pages: 325
Synopsis: After a global economic collapse and failure of the electrical grid, amid escalating chaos, Carson, a high school teacher of history who sees history bearing out its lessons all around him, heads west on foot toward Beatrix, a woman he met and fell hard for during a chance visit to his school. Working his way along a cross-country railroad line, he encounters lost souls, clever opportunists, and those who believe they’ll be delivered from hardship if they can find their way to the evangelical preacher Jonathan Blue, who is broadcasting on all the airwaves countrywide. Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, Beatrix and her neighbors turn to one another for food, water, and solace, and begin to construct the kind of cooperative community that suggests the end could, in fact, be a promising beginning.
But between Beatrix and Carson lie 3,000 miles. With no internet or phone or postal service, can they find their way back to each other, and what will be left of their world when they do? The answers may lie with fifteen-year-old Rosie Santos, who travels reluctantly with her grandmother to Jonathan Blue, finding her voice and making choices that could ultimately decide the fate of the cross-country lovers.
Review: I really liked this book! It was so well done and it was probably one of the more realistic dystopian/post apocalyptic novels I’ve read in awhile. The characters were well done, the world building was absolutely amazing, and the book actually had a bright side. I loved seeing the country as the character traveled it and the plot kept me hooked from beginning to end.
However, I did think that the pacing was extremely slow in the beginning and can be redone, but besides that it was great!
Verdict: Loved this one!