New York 2140
- 656
- Pages
- about 12 h
- Reading time
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Our view
Kim Stanley Robinson imagines a New York flooded by rising seas in “New York 2140”, a long, hopeful climate novel told through many residents. Some readers need time to get into it and then grow attached to every one of the characters, while finding the constant switching between them frustrating. Others think the ending too far-fetched to believe. Readers of climate fiction will find it thoughtful and adventurous in mood.
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About the book
New York 2140 is a 2017 climate fiction novel by American science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson. The novel is set in a New York City that has been flooded and altered by rising water.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.4 across 148 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 50% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.6 | 16 | 11% |
| Hardcover | 7.4 | 132 | 89% |
Frequently asked
How long is New York 2140?
It has 656 pages — longer than 88% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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