3.5 stars

An interesting story, if somewhat sophomoric in style and tone.

The near future climate fiction genre has become fairly rich of late, with a lot of excellent entries and very high quality writing out there. I liked some of the ideas in The Great Transition, and particularly some of the background stories of the actual transition time, but overall this did not have the substantial and complex feel of books like [b:The Deluge|60806778|The Deluge|Stephen Markley|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1671054157l/60806778._SX50_.jpg|95887110], [b:Termination Shock|58605539|Termination Shock|Neal Stephenson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1637082315l/58605539._SY75_.jpg|86058479], and [b:The Light Pirate|60468332|The Light Pirate|Lily Brooks-Dalton|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1663783151l/60468332._SY75_.jpg|89407111].

Read if you enjoy this genre, knowing that it’s not quite as satisfying as others out there.