Monica Byrne (1) (1981–)

A remarkable book. Byrne casts her imagination over the post-classic Maya, contemporary Belize, and a post-climate change future telling compelling stories about each sharing in common a geographical space. She speculates that the agency of landscapes can determine human activities therein, and further that temporal dimensions can get blurred through ritual activities in special places. Fascinating!

I am so mad that I finished this awful book. I was hoping the life of pi style story would lead to redemption, not horribleness. I started with three stars, since i liked it until the last 50 pages, but i am changeling it to 1 star

This is a cleverly constructed tripartite novel with three parallel plots occurring 1000 years apart - all based on the culture of the Mayan civilization. It is well-written with extensive direct and indirect relationships among the characters in the storylines.

I did think that the changes described in the society of the year 3012 were conceivable, but the biological changes described were not.

A wonderful, creative novel, intertwining two road journeys, with two related journeys spiraling through time. Byrne writes well, weaving her stories persuasively together, culminating into not the happiest of endings, but certainly a plausible one. Totally worth the read, and an author to track, her ability is such that she will hopefully produce more of this quality.