This side of the plot just wasn’t interesting to me as part of a novel. The book also delves into our financial system and is a commentary on the problems of capitalism as the world suffers social change spurred by rising sea levels. Every character that has an idea and tries to accomplish something manages to succeed at it without much trouble. There was a lack of tension throughout, and the most interesting mystery of the book is resolved without any drama or conflict. While the prose is solid and I found the characters well-drawn, I just wasn’t excited about the story in this book. 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. Though changed forever.Įvery street became a canal. The waters rose, submerging New York City.īut the residents adapted and it remained the bustling, vibrant metropolis it had always been.
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