Although the original Community and even the newcomers they blend with later seem to live in the wilderness with minimal damage, there were others who were obviously more destructive.Īnd if the Community had been allowed to settle in one place, as they often wanted to do, how would they have altered that environment? Is the "City" humanity's only future? I don't think so, but that is a question for discussion. The New Wilderness: SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2020 Hardcover Augby Diane Cook (Author) 2,190 ratings Editors' pick Best Literature & Fiction See all formats and editions Kindle 14.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 20.29 20 Used from 5.51 10 New from 15. Diane Cook The New Wilderness: SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2020 Kindle Edition by Diane Cook (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 2,099 ratings Editors pick Best Literature & Fiction See all formats and editions Kindle 13.49 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. I posed the question in a different way: Can wilderness survive in the presence of humans? It seems to me that that was what the author's message was. I did not pose these questions the way you did, but I think you make a valid point.Īt the end, we find out that humans have in fact destroyed some of this wilderness, overrun as it was by about 2,000 people. The New Wilderness by Diane Cook has been longlisted for The Man Booker Prize this year and when I tell you that this book is a force of a story I’m not lying to you. I think it is mostly about human relationships with the background of a polluted, dystopic future. (view spoiler) [SPOILER ALERT in second paragraph
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