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A review by booklistqueen
Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling
dark
slow-paced
3.0
In a world ravaged by climate change, Rose takes a job as a sex worker at Camp Zero, an American building project in the northern end of Canada. However, Rose is secretly spying on the camp architect, hoping to win a place for her and her mother in one of the elite climate change survival cities. At the same time, Grant, a newly arrived college professor, realizes the camp is not at all what was promised. Meanwhile, a group of female scientists arrive at a remote research station and begin to question their orders.
I was extremely curious when, for her April book club, Jenna Bush Hager picked this feminist dystopian novel with a f*ck the patriarchy message. I love science fiction, especially dystopian fiction, however, I wasn't impressed with Camp Zero. Unfortunately, the narration is a step removed from the action, relying heavily on flashbacks. When combined with the slow plot, Camp Zero was difficult to get into.