In The Future, Naomi Alderman displays some of the best aspects of science fiction. She takes known facts and builds them into future possibilities. And she does it very well. This book was chilling. It is a multi-character story told by different people: a survivalist blogger, a cult leader’s escaped daughter, and tech billionaires whose primary concern is how well-stocked their bunkers are for when the time comes. The Future debates the questions of cities versus agrarian and hunter versus gatherer in an informed and complex way. Alderman had me guessing what would happen next, and I frequently guessed wrong. She draws from religion, economics, and computer theory to create an intelligent, provoking story I will be thinking about for a while.
“They laughed as children do when they are thrown high in the air. We are all falling, all the time, from the half-understood past to the unknowable future. The other name for falling without fear is flying.”
― The Future
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The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell is head-spinning. There are many characters to track and remember their motives and secret backstories. Maxwell works hard to individualize them, but I sometimes got a bit lost. Maxwell does an excellent job of classic mystery twists, turns, and red herrings, plus bringing a baking vibe that made me hungry. The closer I got to the end, the faster I went because I was curious about who the murderer was.
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