Else Fitzgerald’s assortment of 37 short stories in her debut novel Everything Feels Like the End of the World is outstanding. Highly imaginative and thought-provoking, these works of speculative fiction creates intriguing scenarios, many about climate change. Each situation explores human emotions connected to either, an environmental concern, topical ethical issue or living in a hi-tech future.
The time is now and in the future of Melbourne, Sydney, or anywhere in Australia. It takes a snapshot of the changing climate and the effect on the character’s lives; drought, fire, flood and rising sea levels, to a glimpse of the future where technology has merged with humans, characters live with memory files, tech enhancements, and artificial intelligence.
It’s brilliantly creative, emotional, and challenging. Every story an experience so different from the next. The exploration of being human in a changing and uncertain future is clearly felt in this book, highlighting the connection of humanity to its natural environment and central to our emotions and survival. This book hits the mark and makes you think about the things you don’t want to think about. It’s books like this one that make you wonder, can stories save us?
Deborah
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