by Paolo Bacigalupi
In 1986, Marc Reisner's "Cadillac Desert" predicted the disappearance of water in the American West. In March 2015 the UN World Water Development Report predicted a 40% shortfall of water globally by 2030, with he US badly affected. In May 2015, Paolo Bacigalupi brought to life the consequence...
So, I was thinking "The Water Knife: was not as complex [Read 'as good'] as "The Windup Girl", and as such not as good. Then I went back and read my comments (I would not call what I do a 'review') and saw I gave "The Windup Girl" three stars. And here I am. "The Water Knife" is straight forward t...
Great premise, engaging delivery. At times a little overwritten, a little eye-rolling. Wouldn't surprise me if there's a screen treatment. I could even see a cable series.
“If I could put my finger on the moment we genuinely f**ked ourselves, it was the moment we decided that data was something you could use words like believe or disbelieve around.” Massive Dust storms from abandoned farmland add to the misery of those left alive.Water is going to be more expensive th...
I entered into this book with absurdly high expectations. For one thing I have enjoyed Bacigalupi's other adult novels, as well as his teen book Shipbreaker. And then there is also the fact that I've met Paolo a few times now and find him an absolutely fantastic human being. In fact, I was lucky eno...
This book is serendipitously timely, given this headline, that I just saw yesterday: Rich Californians balk at limits: we're not all equal when it comes to water (title links to article). For those of you who don't remember Chinatown, it is a movie directed by Roman Polanski (fucking pervert), sta...
There is good evidence that Venus once had liquid water and a much thinner atmosphere, similar to Earth billions of years ago. But today the surface of Venus is dry as a bone, hot enough to melt lead, there are clouds of sulfuric acid that reach a hundred miles high and the air is so thick it's like...
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