Pam asked this question about The New Wilderness:
I just discovered the title. Is it overall heavy? As an environmentalist, I am intrigued by the author using climate change as the back bone. However, I'm dismayed that it might be really heavy. Not that the subject isn't- was hoping it was more "inviting" (as in this is why we need to change our ways). I have added it to my list to read...
Nancy Martin The book is not about climate change. It is set in a future world that is overpopulated and has depleted or exhausted natural resources. The focus of …moreThe book is not about climate change. It is set in a future world that is overpopulated and has depleted or exhausted natural resources. The focus of the book is the group dynamics of the people who volunteered to live in the wilderness, with the proviso that they not damage the environment in any way, or leave any human impact. Their lifestyle defies everything we've come to take for granted as "human progress."(less)
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by Diane Cook (Goodreads Author)
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