Have you ever wondered how for granted we take lives we are granted?

In a great scheme of things, we just go with a flow and when presented with a challenge as a humanity, we take a stand and try our best to survive.

I have no words to describe how this book made me feel. Sequoia Nagamatsu took humanity under a magnifying glass and gave us an alternative story of what would happen if those melting glaciers would contain the human-killing virus and people would try their hardest to try to adapt. We are bombarded with enchanting short stories presenting the situation from different points of view at different points in time. We have their stories about euthanasia rollercoasters, hotels for the dead, or even a talking animal. The author brings all pieces together with beautiful writing and a reflection of how emotionally we could potentially evolve.

I was intrigued from the first couple of pages, and the mood of fighting the destiny was right in point for the beginning of February.