How High we go in the Dark

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Call Number: Adult Book / Fiction / Dystopian / Nagamatsu, Sequoia, Fiction / Nagamatsu, Sequoia
On Shelf At: Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

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Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Dystopian / Nagamatsu, Sequoia	4-week checkout	On Hold Shelf
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Dystopian / Nagamatsu, Sequoia	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Dystopian / Nagamatsu, Sequoia	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Dystopian / Nagamatsu, Sequoia	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Nagamatsu, Sequoia	4-week checkout	Due 05-09-2024

"For fans of Cloud Atlas and Station Eleven, a spellbinding and profoundly prescient debut that follows a cast of intricately linked characters over hundreds of years as humanity struggles to rebuild itself in the aftermath of a climate plague-a daring and deeply heartfelt work of mind-bending imagination from a singular new voice. Beginning in 2030, a grieving archeologist arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue the work of his recently deceased daughter at the Batagaika crater, where researchers are studying long-buried secrets now revealed in melting permafrost, including the perfectly preserved remains of a girl who appears to have died of an ancient virus. Once unleashed, the Arctic Plague will reshape life on earth for generations to come, quickly traversing the globe, forcing humanity to devise a myriad of moving and inventive ways to embrace possibility in the face of tragedy. In a theme park designed for terminally ill children, a cynical employee falls in love with a mother desperate to hold on to her infected son. A heartbroken scientist searching for a cure finds a second chance at fatherhood when one of his test subjects-a pig-develops the capacity for human speech. A widowed painter and her teenaged granddaughter embark on a cosmic quest to locate a new home planet. From funerary skyscrapers to hotels for the dead to interstellar starships, Sequoia Nagamatsu takes readers on a wildly original and compassionate journey, spanning continents, centuries, and even celestial bodies to tell a story about the resiliency of the human spirit, our infinite capacity to dream, and the connective threads that tie us all together in the universe"-- Provided by publisher.

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beautiful, emotional, and bears re-reading submitted by nemiller on June 27, 2022, 8:16pm I read this book without knowing the plot, which I highly recommend. It's beautiful, and while the story can get very heavy it never quite loses hope. Things intertwine in unexpected ways, and seemingly minor details can gain meaning later in the book.

I know I will be re-reading this book!

Clever and beautifully written submitted by czadams on August 28, 2022, 7:21pm Dystopian but it is so beautifully written. While reading it you dont think it is that dark because it is beautifully written. You can tell it is a commentary on how the world is reacting to COVID. It is short made of short stories but it is also all interconnected too.