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Literary Fiction · 2020 · PG

Weather

by Jenny Offill

A librarian answers letters about the climate apocalypse — Offill's patchwork novel of anxiety.

For10+GenreLiterary FictionLength201 pagesRead time~5.5 hours

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Violence

None

No violence

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief sexual references

Substance Use

Barely any

Social drinking; brief drug reference

Emotional Intensity

Some

Climate anxiety; existential dread; the difficulty of caring in an apocalyptic moment

What this book is about

Offill's 2020 novel follows Lizzie Benson, a librarian, as she grapples with climate anxiety and personal crisis. Short, fragmentary, and quietly devastating. For older teens and adults.

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