Report by John Olovich
Most readers of the book found the exposé on the environment by Naomi Klein overwhelming but enlightening.
It covered aspects of climate change, its man-made causes and possible solutions in detail, which was reiterated with well-researched evidence.
Members of the book club found the author’s propositions for positive change to be possible actions we can adopt to alleviate environmental degradation.
Lessening negative impacts on the environment is something that is becoming more prominent in our lives and we are already enacting changes to this effect. Examples include more sensitive waste disposal – domestic worm farms, recycling waste bins and renewable energy production – domestic solar panels and batteries.
The book being written 10 years ago was dated in some respects but proved relevant in others.
The themes of climate change denial, corporate recklessness, and lack of efficient action to alleviate the negative consequences of industry are still relevant today.
Consensus score for the book was 7.5 out of 10 amongst readers.
Some three-word summaries included – profit over environment, not enough change, contentious, inconsistent truth, climate chaos panic, an inconvenient invocation.
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