Literary Nonfiction. Hurd's brilliant book about climate change is also a book about storytelling, about paying attention to little, most invisible things that manage to survive without heroics, or the help of heroes. There are many books about climate change, but none like hers that deliver the bad goods with such unsentimental empathy.
This book was about climate change and the environment, but so much more. It's masterfully written by a brilliant writer who weaves literature and humor and fascinating stories into her beautiful book. It made me want to read more about turtles and icebergs and snails and hibernating bears and fairy shrimp and so much more. It makes you look at the natural world with new eyes. I highly recommend it!