This month we read the Omaha Reads' selection for 2020, After The Flood. I would say it's well outside our usual read but we do a pretty good job of mixing things up and it's not the first dystopian book we've read. We had a good discussion about the various characters, their motivations, and the believability of their actions. Although the violence in this one was less than many dystopian novels (and less than some Omaha Reads choices), there were still some tough to read parts that had some of us putting the book down.
What was the best part of reading this book, as with so many book club selections, was the discussion it lead to about our own lives. We talked about how we would react to the various trials that were faced but the most fun was having each person talk about what skills they would bring to a group trying to survive. We have a lot of gardeners so if we could find seeds, we'd be good. Some sewers, some who would be helpful in negotiating, some who are good problem solvers. Sadly, we don't have anyone who can hunt or fish so how well we would survive without any protein is debatable!
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