The Stone Gods
by Jeanette Winterson
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Author: Jeanette WintersonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-05-06
ISBN: 0156035723
Number of pages: 207
Publisher: Mariner Books
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Book Review: Brilliant and well written
Summary: 5 Stars
The Stone Gods is basically three separate end of the world scenarios all involving heroine, Billie Crusoe. The first one, Planet Blue, is about a planet called Orbus where the pollution levels have become so high that human life will only be able to survive there for a few more years. Because of this, a new planet, Planet Blue, was sought out for the people of Orbus to move to. The second story, Easter Island, is about an island that the natives have stripped of all its natural resources in order to make a series of Stone Gods. The islanders are at war however, and while one side is all about the Stone Gods, the other is all about destroying them. In the meantime, both sides are destroying all of their food sources without realizing it. The third story, Post-3 War/Wreck City is set on Earth after a horrible nuclear war.
All three of these stories are about humans not learning from their mistakes until it is too late. Even when they're given a second chance, it seems they still screw it all up. This is my first book by Winterson and I find her to be very intelligent and a wonderful writer. She has a way with words unlike any other. The stories in this book are eye opening and I loved the characters of Billie and Spike. I must admit going into this book I had no idea that it was three different albeit related stories, so I was a bit confused when it went from a futuristic space adventure to Earth in 1774. I can't drop my rating based on that because that was entirely my fault for not researching the book beforehand. I would definitely recommend the book and I will actively seek out more of Winterson's work.
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