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Tropic of Kansas

Unread postby Revi » Mon 13 Nov 2017, 14:20:18

This is a real good dystopian novel. I was wondering if it really relates to what we talk about, and I just read this:

“You really think we can fix it?” said Sig, looking out at the creepy landscape. “All this? Like Xelina says.”
“My queen of the Anthropocene,” said Clint. “Gotta start somewhere. I look around and figure we’re just setting ourselves up for the big die-off. Mother Nature’ll take care of that. But doesn’t hurt to try. It’s like the Jesus freaks say. ‘It’s comin’. Look busy.’”

Excerpt From: Christopher Brown. “Tropic of Kansas.” iBooks. https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/tropic ... 6471?mt=11

I think you'll like it. It sets up a really tough choice for the main character, Tania and it keeps getting tougher for her.

Definitely worth a read!
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Re: Tropic of Kansas

Unread postby Outcast_Searcher » Mon 13 Nov 2017, 14:42:56

Thanks. I'll give that a try via Kindle.

I wish the reviews had opined whether the scenario (i.e. what the climate is like) overall seems roughly realistic with what we know about climate science. I didn't see anything more specific than "This seems like it could happen" sorts of comments.
Given the track record of the perma-doomer blogs, I wouldn't bet a fast crash doomer's money on their predictions.
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Re: Tropic of Kansas

Unread postby Revi » Wed 15 Nov 2017, 15:07:40

Yes, it's not that specific. I would say it's not about just climate. It's a book about totalitarian governments and the need to stand up to them.
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