Two responses to The Fate of Nature, one emotional, the other intellectual. Both come to essentially the same place, which is essentially hopeless. That’s perhaps the most interesting reaction I’ve gotten from the book– that it’s message is too hopeful, not quite realistic. Yet the book in fact says only that we have the capactiy to save nature, not that we will do so. Are we trapped in dispair? I’ll write more about this in an upcoming post.

Professor Steve Haycox takes on the topic in the Anchorage Daily News: “It’s a profound and uplifting vision, one we must hope is prophetic. But the prospects don’t seem promising.”

Another writer, in January magazine, offers this touching review, saying “There are times, while reading The Fate of Nature, I just felt like weeping. It’s a beautiful book. A painful reminder. A unforgettable journey: one that ends in hope.”