Why read How High We Go in the Dark?

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2022 FINALIST FOR THE BARNES & NOBLE DISCOVER PRIZE 2022 FINALIST FOR THE URSULA LE GUIN PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022 WATERSTONES AND ESQUIRE BEST BOOKS OF 2022 'Haunting and luminous ... An astonishing debut' - Alan Moore, creator of Watchmen and V for…

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Why read it?

2 authors picked How High We Go in the Dark as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Jessica Graham

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I love Sci-Fi, especially when it’s told through complex human stories of love, loss, hope, and resilience. This genre is often quite dark, which is part of why I enjoy it, but this book balanced the devastating and disturbing aspects of humanity with the humor, tenderness, and compassion of humanity.

I never wanted this book to end, and yet, when it did, I felt deeply satisfied with the conclusion. The way this book explored the interconnection of all living beings and the deepest questions of life filled me with joy, anguish, and wonder.

This is Nagamatsu’s debut novel, and as…

From Jessica's 3 favorite reads in 2023.

Monna Wong

Author

I love a book (anything, really) that expands my ideas of what’s possible. Even when it comes in the form of dystopian science fiction about the aftermath of a pandemic and climate crisis that makes me feel a little desolate.

How High We Go in the Dark is both bleak and whimsical, beautiful and horrifying, expansive and intimate. I couldn’t stop thinking about it.

From Monna's 3 favorite reads in 2023.