The Ministry for the Future
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4.2 • 154 Ratings
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- $32.99
Publisher Description
From legendary science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson comes a remarkable vision of climate change over the coming decades.
The Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will affect us all. Its setting is not a desolate, postapocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us—and in which we might just overcome the extraordinary challenges we face.
It is a novel both immediate and impactful, desperate and hopeful in equal measure, and it is one of the most powerful and original books on climate change ever written.
One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2020
"If I could get policymakers, and citizens, everywhere to read just one book this year, it would be Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future." —Ezra Klein
"The best science fiction-nonfiction novel I’ve ever read." —Jonathan Lethem, Vanity Fair
"A breathtaking look at the challenges that face our planet in all their sprawling magnitude and also in their intimate, individual moments of humanity." —Booklist (starred)
"A sweeping, optimistic portrait of humanity's ability to cooperate in the face of disaster. This heartfelt work of hard science-fiction is a must-read for anyone worried about the future of the planet." —Publishers Weekly (starred)
"The Ministry for the Future ranks among Robinson's best recent works, a collection of actions and observations that adds up to more than the sum of its eclectic and urgent parts." —Sierra
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Customer Reviews
Text moving, audio at times annoying
Overall a moving book with a powerful message. However, there was an annoying tendency among those reading for the audiobook to use a condescending tone, often perceptible and sometimes just egregious. At times the writing itself perhaps demanded it, but the readers certainly didn’t have to use it as extensively as they did.
Difficult and Tedious
As a huge fan of this Authors other book, New York 2148, I got this book based on some other reviews that said it was a worthy predecessor, but it sadly is not. It is a very fragmented story with difficult vignettes that don’t connect, lengthy tedious factoids that don’t interact with the minimally fleshed out story, and make it difficult to enjoy. If you are coming from New York 2148, I can’t suggest this book for you. And if you are new to this authors work, I suggest you go read New York 2148 first, as it truly is a masterpiece compared to this read.
The Ministry for the Future
This book is a well researched piece of literature. I liked it because it addresses climate control, central banks, war, weather patterns, all without being dystopian in nature.
It seemed like a documentary that has not occurred yet.