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toniobarton's review
3.0
Environmental Society
The Northwest US cuts all ties from the US, shuts its borders, and creates its own country. 10 years later a reporter from the US is let in and discovers how Ecotopia works. I loved it.
The Northwest US cuts all ties from the US, shuts its borders, and creates its own country. 10 years later a reporter from the US is let in and discovers how Ecotopia works. I loved it.
espbear's review
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
katethekitcat's review
2.0
Ok whaaaaaaaaaaat.
This book did not need to exist.
Seriously. Ecotopia was great and beautiful and lovely and I'm still sad I can't live there. But this book - which is supposed to discuss how Ecotopia is founded - was completely unnecessary.
We already had a pretty good idea from Ecotopia how the world got founded. This tries to be a more detailed blueprint of that telling, but what it really lands as is a, "uhhh.....people don't work that way" eye-roller. (Or talk that way. Dialogue has never been Callenbach's strong point.)
I can't get over how cheesy (not in a good way) and cringe-y this book is. Or the ridiculous and unrealistic plot devices.
And the amount of time dedicated to the sexual life of an 18-year-old girl? (Well, 15 or 16 when it started.) Creepy, creepy, CREEPY.
Some of the expositions on why the world was falling apart were interesting. But that's about it.
Callenbach did no service to his vision with this novel. Go read Ecotopia and stay far away from this one. Two stars only because I still wish this was a place for real.
This book did not need to exist.
Seriously. Ecotopia was great and beautiful and lovely and I'm still sad I can't live there. But this book - which is supposed to discuss how Ecotopia is founded - was completely unnecessary.
We already had a pretty good idea from Ecotopia how the world got founded. This tries to be a more detailed blueprint of that telling, but what it really lands as is a, "uhhh.....people don't work that way" eye-roller. (Or talk that way. Dialogue has never been Callenbach's strong point.)
I can't get over how cheesy (not in a good way) and cringe-y this book is. Or the ridiculous and unrealistic plot devices.
And the amount of time dedicated to the sexual life of an 18-year-old girl? (Well, 15 or 16 when it started.) Creepy, creepy, CREEPY.
Some of the expositions on why the world was falling apart were interesting. But that's about it.
Callenbach did no service to his vision with this novel. Go read Ecotopia and stay far away from this one. Two stars only because I still wish this was a place for real.
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