The World Without Us by Alan WeismanMy review
rating: 2 of 5 starsPretty good. Often fascinating. I loved how Weisman framed our current condition and practices in geologic time. Passages are beautiful and thoughtful.
BUT Occasionally it plods and repeats. Could have used some more editing
AND The last chapter was HORRIBLE. Lost it a full star. For being inventive and imaginative, the closing is a cruise control regurgitation of old-school 1970s pretension: Religion is ridiculous except Eastern religions which are kind of deep, the "intelligent solution" is to limit women to one child, zero population is the answer my friend, blah, blah, mind meld our thoughts to the universe - what?? LAME. Uninspired. Disappointing. Tasteless. Predictable. The worst closing I have EVER read. And I liked the book.
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