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Something New Under the Sun
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NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • A novelist discovers the dark side of Hollywood and reckons with ambition, corruption, and environmental collapse in “a darkly satirical reflection of ecological reality” (Time)
LONGLISTED FOR THE JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Time, Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Vulture, Thrillist, Literary Hub
“An urgent novel about our very near future, and a deeply addictive pleasure.”—Katie Kitamura, author of Intimacies
Novelist Patrick Hamlin has come to Los Angeles to oversee the film adaptation of one of his books and try to impress his wife and daughter back home with this last-ditch attempt at professional success. But California is not as he imagined. Drought, wildfire, and corporate corruption are everywhere, and the company behind a mysterious new brand of synthetic water seems to be at the root of it all. Patrick finds an unlikely partner in Cassidy Carter—the cynical starlet of his film—and the two investigate the sun-scorched city, where they discover the darker side of all that glitters in Hollywood.
Something New Under the Sun is an unmissable novel for our present moment—a bold exploration of environmental catastrophe in the age of alternative facts, and “a ghost story not of the past but of the near future” (The New York Times).
LONGLISTED FOR THE JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Time, Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Vulture, Thrillist, Literary Hub
“An urgent novel about our very near future, and a deeply addictive pleasure.”—Katie Kitamura, author of Intimacies
Novelist Patrick Hamlin has come to Los Angeles to oversee the film adaptation of one of his books and try to impress his wife and daughter back home with this last-ditch attempt at professional success. But California is not as he imagined. Drought, wildfire, and corporate corruption are everywhere, and the company behind a mysterious new brand of synthetic water seems to be at the root of it all. Patrick finds an unlikely partner in Cassidy Carter—the cynical starlet of his film—and the two investigate the sun-scorched city, where they discover the darker side of all that glitters in Hollywood.
Something New Under the Sun is an unmissable novel for our present moment—a bold exploration of environmental catastrophe in the age of alternative facts, and “a ghost story not of the past but of the near future” (The New York Times).
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“The characters, Patrick, Cassie, Alison, and Nora, the main characters anyway. I liked them. I could really feel what Patrick was feeling, immersed in his shoes. The others were just fun to read from. I love a fictional famous person. However the side characters were such eye rolls. Especially the production crew, they were so pretentious and I would just get lost in their long tangents.
The atmosphere was fine. Can I say almost uncanny valley? It seems so close to our own world but also could be one hundred years into the future. I do think it is supposed to be near our times because of the pop culture references.
The writing was my least favorite bit and overall made me have a disdain for the book. Every little thing had to be described. Every noun had to have three adjectives describing it. Why? That adds nothing to the story! We did not need all of this info! Even one adjective would suffice if you have to have one at all.
The plot was interesting. I would even say this is close to being a satire of our society. California is exactly all of its stereotypes. Some of these I really did have to suspend my disbelief. The author is also critiquing how fake everything is today and how it is diluting the minds of the general population. However, the overwritten nature of this book made me just want it to end. The book had great potential but it was too overly written. This one was not for me and I would not recommend it.”
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“Nice to read, though there were moments that fell flat and seemed a bit scattered. Ending was lame. Some of the characters were remarkable. Love the idea, enjoyed parts of it, feel like it could have been better executed.
The annoying protagonist’s wife was fascinating and getting to learn more about her was the only thing that held my interest in this book.”
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About Alexandra Kleeman
Alexandra Kleeman is the author of Intimations, a short story collection, and the novel You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine, which was a New York Times Editor’s Choice. Her fiction has been published in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Zoetrope, Conjunctions, and Guernica, among other publications, and her other writing has appeared in Harper’s, The New York Times Magazine, Vogue, Tin House, n+1, and The Guardian. Her work has received fellowships and support from Bread Loaf, the Djerassi Resident Artists Program, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and the Headlands Center for the Arts. She is the winner of the Berlin Prize and the Bard Fiction Prize, and was a Rome Prize Literature Fellow at the American Academy in Rome. She lives in Staten Island and teaches at the New School.
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