"We kids were not as afraid as we should have been. We were too young to be scared, too immersed in our own small worlds, too convinced of our own permanence." (pg 45)
In the beginning chapters of Karen Thompson Walker's The Age of Miracles, we meet Julia, a twelve-year-old who guides us through the end of her world. In this apocalyptic novel, the earth's rotation has begun to slow, causing the days and nights to lengthen. Scientists predict that the slowing will impact weather patterns, leading to earthquakes and tsunamis and lead to animal and plant die-outs. In addition to physical effects on the planet, Julia and her family are beginning to experience a "[disruption of] certain subtler trajectories: the tracks of friendship...the paths
In the beginning chapters of Karen Thompson Walker's The Age of Miracles, we meet Julia, a twelve-year-old who guides us through the end of her world. In this apocalyptic novel, the earth's rotation has begun to slow, causing the days and nights to lengthen. Scientists predict that the slowing will impact weather patterns, leading to earthquakes and tsunamis and lead to animal and plant die-outs. In addition to physical effects on the planet, Julia and her family are beginning to experience a "[disruption of] certain subtler trajectories: the tracks of friendship...the paths