New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson

It is 2140.

The waters rose, submerging New York City.

But the residents adapted and it remained the bustling, vibrant metropolis it had always been. Though changed forever.

Every street became a canal. Every skyscraper an island.

Through the eyes of the varied inhabitants of one building, Kim Stanley Robinson shows us how one of our great cities will change with the rising tides.

And how we too will change.

Optimistic take on society after climate change's worst effects - more of this is needed

This book was pretty good. I enjoyed the overall plot. Each chapter is a different characters story and some of the characters are hard to like but the good ones make up for it in spades.

Hmmm. A decent story, following multiple characters, in an interesting locale. However there were sections of excessive wordage in the book that I found virtually unreadable. Despite that I enjoyed the book.

Another solid 3.5 Stars that I'm rounding down. This is one of those books I'm glad I read because I can recognize the brilliance of it, yet the story isn't something I've connected to emotionally. I usually love these sort of crazy ensemble cast stories, and I think the imaginings of the future border on genius. But something was missing for me. It was smart, but not necessarily compelling. Second book in a row where I've loved the world but not the characters. Worth a read, because it really is a very smart book, but probably not going to be one of my top books from the year.