Not a perfect book, but an enjoyable one. Strengths included the main character, Susie - a refreshingly real teenage perspective, honest without being cringeworthy. Quite slow paced but I didn't think that was a bad thing. However, this IS one of those rare times I prefer the movie to the book; possibly because the casting of the movie was so incredibly on point, and I have a feeling my experience of the book was enhanced by having seen the movie first. Tucci as Harvey bought that character to life and made me scared of him and I'm not sure I would have experienced that if I had read the book without seeing the movie. The movie also strips out or changes a lot of the weirdness from the book, tidying up the story and making the narrative much more compelling.

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A harrowing, disturbing, but deeply realistic portrayal of a dystopian future under unchecked climate change, written well before we even realised how bad things had gotten. Told through the eyes of an intelligent and highly pragmatic young woman surviving her world by interpreting a new religion, this humanises the story and made me wonder what I would do in their shoes. Does not flinch away from a very harsh reality.