![]() Rather than nations as we know them, humanity has divided itself into Hives: Masons, Cousins, Humanists, and the list goes on. That said, Palmer's utopian vision of Earth isn't exactly the best of all possible worlds. Ostensibly a utopia, this new world order isn't entirely new its blueprint is drawn from the philosophies of Enlightenment thinkers such as Diderot and Voltaire, in the same way Canner's narrative frames the tale as if he were Dr. It imagines Earth in the year 2424 as a radically different place, with every facet of society reordered from top to bottom. This jarring form of narrative is just one of the many challenging things about Lightning. Yes, Canner addresses the reader throughout the book as the main character and narrator, he breaks the fourth wall so pervasively that he feels compelled to explain himself. ![]() "I am grateful, so grateful, tolerant reader, that you read on," says Mycroft Canner halfway through Too Like the Lightning, Ada Palmer's awe-inspiring debut novel. ![]() Your purchase helps support NPR programming. ![]() Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Too Like the Lightning Author Ada Palmer ![]()
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