Title: Didn't care for it
Product review: ...The prospect that the novel sets up is fascinating. The world as we know it has been destroyed-largely because of over consumption, and ecological and political problems. Nell and Eva must learn how to face this new world without all of the luxuries that we are used to and with many new dangers. However, too much of the story involves reminiscing about the past, rather than showing the reader this new world-the here and now. Also, while I don't mind an author having an agenda, the message in this novel was painfully overdone. ... It illustrated the point the author wanted to make...The characters were never really fleshed out to begin with (Eva in particular), and that was a problem in itself. ... The message of the novel is valid. We are a materialistic culture. ...I can only see a connection to the stereotypes of women as earth mothers, creators and nurturers. But these are simply stereotypes. In reality, women are as materialistic as men.
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