[A] stellar and sweeping science fiction novel that is part cosmic comedy and part dirge to our dying world ... Unferth has honed a narrative voice that falls somewhere between mystic, stand-up comedian and fairy-tale teller. There are frequent funny asides and philosophical musings ... Unferth writes with haunting beauty about our reckless destruction ... A celebration as much as a lamentation
Unferth follows her madcap present-day econovel, Barn 8, with a crystalline, poetic, witty, and haunting post-depopulation tale of loss, adaptation, unexpected beauty, and surpassing love. Every moment is enrapturing, every twist heart-seizing in this keenly imagined, ravishing, and profound celebration of life in extremis.
Remarkable ... Unferth shines in her ability to craft relatable characters in extraordinary circumstances, and the novel remains accessible even as it explores deep ontological questions about the nature of life. This is profound.
