It Doesn T Have To Be This Way By Alistair Mackay Goodreads

It Doesn T Have To Be This Way By Alistair Mackay Goodreads 4.35. 108 ratings44 reviews. it doesn't have to be this way, the highly anticipated debut novel by south african author alistair mackay, tells the story of three queer friends trying to navigate an increasingly fractured, violent and unstable world ravaged by climate collapse and rampant inequality. within a few short years, climate collapse. A forest on every mossy tree. a supernova in the iris of an eye. to the gods, we’re tiny dust mites on a blue marble in space. to the infinitesimal ecosystems we can barely see, we’re bumbling giants. we’re the gods, and we haven’t yet learned to control our destructive powers.”. ― alistair mackay, it doesn't have to be this way.

It Doesn T Have To Be This Way Alistair Mackay It doesn’t have to be this way is a profoundly moving story of resilience, tenderness and hope, and our capacity for love in the face of fear. longlisted for the british science fiction association awards 2022, the sunday times literary awards (2023) and chosen as one of the brittle paper notable african books of 2022. It doesn't have to be this way is a speculative fiction novel by south african author alistair mackay. it was first published in south africa by kwela books in february 2022. [1] it is mackay's debut novel set in a post apocalyptic cape town. [2] the novel made brittle paper's 100 notable african books of 2022. 4 quotes from it doesn't have to be this way: ‘he has this blissful sense of the way patterns repeat themselves throughout the universe at different scal. In his debut novel, it doesn’t have to be this way, alistair mackay tells the story of three queer friends trying to navigate an increasingly fractured, violent and unstable world ravaged by climate collapse and rampant inequality. our editor in chief, gary hartley, had a chat with the author about.

It Doesn T Have To Be This Way Alistair Mackay 4 quotes from it doesn't have to be this way: ‘he has this blissful sense of the way patterns repeat themselves throughout the universe at different scal. In his debut novel, it doesn’t have to be this way, alistair mackay tells the story of three queer friends trying to navigate an increasingly fractured, violent and unstable world ravaged by climate collapse and rampant inequality. our editor in chief, gary hartley, had a chat with the author about. The author himself comments on goodreads: “definitely quicker to read than to write.” ah, you can almost taste the wistfulness in that phrase. imagine, it takes years from initial idea to end product … and then to have readers ‘whizz’ through your hard fought over every word like a teleprompter. Alistair mackay’s ‘it doesn’t have to be this way’ is a captivating read about love and connection, while also being a painful, heart wrenching call to action on behalf of our planet.

It Doesn T Have To Be This Way By Alistair Mackay A Glimpse Into The author himself comments on goodreads: “definitely quicker to read than to write.” ah, you can almost taste the wistfulness in that phrase. imagine, it takes years from initial idea to end product … and then to have readers ‘whizz’ through your hard fought over every word like a teleprompter. Alistair mackay’s ‘it doesn’t have to be this way’ is a captivating read about love and connection, while also being a painful, heart wrenching call to action on behalf of our planet.