RaveThe New York Times Book Review... an unwavering look at our increasingly dystopian world ... Rich presents humanity’s war against nature in vivid detail, with nature nearly defeated ... Flowing and deeply researched prose paints scene after scene of the ubiquitous entropy that is gaining momentum ... As devastating as the darkness is, however, Rich illuminates those acting on behalf of life itself ... Rich manages to fluently and empathetically depict in a digestible way the predicament in which we now find ourselves. The weight of the book is carried by deeply humanistic and nuanced stories of those whose lives have been devastated and those fighting for justice on their behalf, alongside those playing God with nature via biotechnology and chemistry ... Rich articulately, sometimes even brutally, evinces how the onus is upon all of us to respond morally while simultaneously living with a reality that Dr. Frankenstein knew quite well: A monster set loose becomes a threat to our own existence.
