The Past is red

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Call Number: Science Fiction / Valente, Catherynne, Adult Book / Fiction / Science Fiction / General / Valente, Catherynne M.
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Science Fiction / Valente, Catherynne	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Science Fiction / General / Valente, Catherynne M.	4-week checkout	On Shelf

"Catherynne M. Valente, the bestselling and award-winning creator of Space Opera and The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland returns with The Past is Red, the enchanting, dark, funny, angry story of a girl who made two terrible mistakes: she told the truth and she dared to love the world. The future is blue. Endless blue... except for a few small places that float across the hot, drowned world left behind by long-gone fossil fuel-guzzlers. One of those patches is a magical place called Garbagetown. Tetley Abednego is the most beloved girl in Garbagetown, but she's the only one who knows it. She's the only one who knows a lot of things: that Garbagetown is the most wonderful place in the world, that it's full of hope, that you can love someone and 66% hate them all at the same time. But Earth is a terrible mess, hope is a fragile thing, and a lot of people are very angry with her. Then Tetley discovers a new friend, a terrible secret, and more to her world than she ever expected."-- Provided by publisher.

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Short succinct and well crafted dystopia tale submitted by mowjac on September 2, 2021, 4:20pm This book is two short stories about the same character. The first story was part of an anthology on climate change and the second was written to show the character later in life. I found myself bouncing between Tetley's lighthearted mood and the devastation she lives within, ultimately winding down to face the constant truth of human nature.