The Future

I really really enjoyed Naomi Alderman's previous novel, The Power, so I was super excited to read this. I unfortunately didn't like this nearly as much as I was anticipating. The futuristic setting was interesting but I did't really care about any of the characters or anything that was going on with them. It was cool that the author intertwined things that are happening present day, or within the last few years, as “history” and the reason why things were the way that they are in the future. The concept of this novel was super cool, the fact that the billionares are actively causing distruction and the advances in technology, but I just wish that there was deeper and more impactful conversations around these topics. It would have been nicer to see more converstaions about how “money is the root of all evil” more than what is commonly talked about now... CAPITALISM! Overall, my experience reading this was just ok and I'm disappointed that I didn't love it.






Thank you to Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for providing me with an eBook copy to review.