03-20-2022, 09:41 AM
The Past is Red by Catherine Valente
More novella than novel, but I really enjoy. Tetley is a young woman living on giant floating pile of garbage, the detritus of the world that came before. Garbagetown is all that is left of Earth's civilization. Much like in Waterworld there is a constant quest for land. Tetley has the audacity to say there is no land and is punished for her opinion. But the language is all very entertaining. Valente describes the different areas of garbage town with great imagination. It's a morality tale, of course, but very enjoyable. A very different look at a possible upcoming dystopian future.
More novella than novel, but I really enjoy. Tetley is a young woman living on giant floating pile of garbage, the detritus of the world that came before. Garbagetown is all that is left of Earth's civilization. Much like in Waterworld there is a constant quest for land. Tetley has the audacity to say there is no land and is punished for her opinion. But the language is all very entertaining. Valente describes the different areas of garbage town with great imagination. It's a morality tale, of course, but very enjoyable. A very different look at a possible upcoming dystopian future.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm