From Goodreads:
In this fast-paced and
though-provoking thriller, two teens time-travel to prehistoric Africa to judge
whether to save our ancestors: the genetic "Adam" and "Eve"
whose descendants will go on to populate the world. When 16-year-old Nick Brynner
explores an old fort on a forbidden island for a school history project, he
stumbles onto a time wormhole. What follows is a mysteriously deserted village
with a prowling sentry that looks like a gargoyle, and narrow escape with the
help of fellow teen Eleanor Terrell. The two are hurtled into a grim series of
challenges by an alien race called the Xu, which are considering a Reset of
human history because of our poor planetary stewardship. If Adam and Eve are
murdered, will another couple, or another species, do better? Nick and Ellie
are ruthlessly deposited onto the African savanna of fifty thousand years ago,
and the hunt is on. The Murder of Adam and Eve is a coming of age story, a love
story, a war story, and an environmental fable with a deliberately provocative
ending, inspired by such books as "Walkabout," "Ishmael,"
"Lord of the Flies," and the author's own "Getting Back."
The Murder of Adam and Eve is fast-paced and
thought-provoking as the blurb states.
While I was reading The Murder of Adam and Eve I was just enjoying the
story. Watching Nick and Eleanor
learn how to live and survive in prehistoric Africa kept my reading to see what
would happen next. The
thought-provoking came after I had finished the book and moved on. Dietrich very cleverly worked a lot
about humans and how they have treated the planet into a well-constructed and
entertaining story.
It was after I finished that I
realized that the story was causing me to think. Were we better off as we are today or would we be better off
still being hunter/gatherers. What
kind of trade offs have we made and do we need to change how we live
today. Just a spoiler – that is
what Nick had to decide as he thought about everything we have accomplished
versus changing the past to change humans.
The Murder of Adam and Eve is a
Young Adult book but don’t let that stop you from picking it up. If you are part of a book club this
would be a very good choice to generate a lot of discussion.
Burrows published The Murder ofAdam and Eve by William Dietrich in 2014.
I received an ARC of The Murder of
Adam and Eve from Netgally in return for an honest review.
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