Why Barrie loves this book
There's something very interesting about a book set 100-ish years in the future that posits big changes for our world. I know I won't be around to check whether any of it came true, but--I still want to consider the possibilities, because it's not so far removed that there might not be people who still remember my name (e.g., grandchildren), and I'd like to think about what kind of legacy I might leave. This book doesn't disappoint. There have been some disasters, and huge changes; the population is smaller, and the power centers are different, and so on, but there are still students, and academics, and people who love literature. And that gives me hope, in some weird way, even though I know this future exists only in McEwen's mind. It's so beautifully written and deeply felt, and it seems so real.
4 authors picked What We Can Know as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the Booker prize–winning, bestselling author of Atonement and Saturday, a genre-bending new novel full of secrets and surprises; an immersive exploration, across time and history, of what can ever be truly known.
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR
"It gave me so much pleasure I sometimes felt like laughing. . . . It's a sophisticated entertainment of a high order." —The New York Times
"Brilliantly, and surprisingly, plotted."—The Washington Post • "A novelist of consummate skill."—The Wall Street Journal • "Elegantly structured and provocative."—Los…
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