Pretty much everyone I know has read it, but I have such a huge bias against clifi that I have yet to pick it up. I feel like I should overcome my bias this summer!
It's not realistic as such (there are no wars and no pandemics, which I believe is deliberate), but ultimately it's hopeful and optimistic even if it does take so much to get there. I usually avoid clifi too (it's Too Real for me rn) but this was fine. Incredible first chapter/opening too.
It really gets into the impact of unilateral government climate interventions, extreme climate activism, and surprising deep into economic policy. Realistic? I don’t know. But the man seems to have done some research.
