Lydia Millet's A Children's Bible
Woof. I like Millet's work a lot, her books are weird and/or great, but this one went beyond that and was great /and/ a punch in the gut. It’s about a group of teens (and some younger kids), pretty much left to their own devices as their parents are all busy drinking and chilling on an extended summer vacation. And then the storms come. At various points while reading I said “oh fuck” out loud and also straight up sobbed. This is kind of a brutal look at our society and its unwillingness to deal with climate change. A searing indictment, perhaps. But these kids are awesome. I loved the narrator and how she slips in and out of first person plural. I loved this, but also, dang. A.
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A review copy was provided by the publisher. This book will be released on Tuesday.
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