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Synopsis for End of the Ocean taken from Goodreads:

Mostly, I was bored. There was good descriptive writing, but it lacked an engaging storyline. It covers the timely issue of climate change, but overall the story lacked a concrete direction and was tediously executed.

The story is told in two time periods. Signe’s narrative is told in 2017. Signe, a seventy year old woman in Norway, mostly recalls flashbacks from her childhood throughout her young adult life; her memories reflect the growing climate change and the power of water. David’s narrative is told in 2041 in France, a time when water is scarce and refuge camps account for the majority of the land.

I enjoyed David’s chapters more and felt the desolate atmosphere was adequately mirrored, but the story for David ultimately went nowhere. I liked learning about the importance of water in our climate through Signe’s chapter, but (again) the direction for her chapters were ambiguous. The setting was there but the story was not.

There are sex scenes and the topic of abortion is explored.

I received an advanced copy from the publisher through NetGalley. Opinions are my own

Maja Lunde is an author based in Norway. Visit her website to learn more.

Maja Lunde’s novel The History of Bees was a best seller about climate change. Watch the book trailer below.

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Set in the future year of 2024, the premise for the “zero percent” population is excellent, but the story and the characters were not there. For the greater part of the novel the main characters were climbing a mountain and meditating…with little to no purpose. During this time there were excessive descriptions and no plot progression.

The “zero percent” population refers to those who have digitized themselves and no longer require the basic needs that humans do such as food, water, etc. Each zero percenter is escorted by their concierge, who takes on the digital life form of their cell phone. Sounds interesting right….? I thought it would be.

There was no character development, though the basic premise for the novel provides an excellent opportunity since it is told from the POV of a concierge whose “human” is trying to decide whether to become a zero percenter or remain a true human. There could have been a lot of twists and developments.
It was all over the place, and I wasn’t sure what the purpose of the novel was for the majority of the story. Later in the novel it abandons focus on the science fiction element and mainly focuses on finding consciousness within oneself, but it was not done in interesting way.

Honestly, I don’t recommend this novel. Overall, it ended up being pretty boring.

I won this in a Goodreads Giveaway. Right now it is available free for Kindle Unlimited members.

Below is the synopsis for this book provided by the publisher. To get more information about this book click here.