I’ve been an Audible customer, since October 2010. In that time, I have listened to 180+ books, during my commute and while standing on the porch of Classic Chevrolet, when customer traffic was low. I always buy unabridged versions so I get a word-by-word reading of the actual book.
I am now listening to Stephen King’s “If It Bleeds,” a collection of four novellas. The first one was wonderful and I’ve started the second, entitled “The Life of Chuck.” It depicts the beginning of the collapse of society as food supplies dwindle, due to sudden, prolonged droughts, the electric grid and internet service becoming sporadic and unreliable, and devastating earthquakes in California, sending large sections of that state into the Pacific ocean.
What’s striking to me is how quickly the confused public adapts to this new “normal.” They have no choice but to persevere. They’re scared and have no reliable sources for news. Everything becomes rumor and supposition.
It’s VERY unnerving to read this, during COVID-19, BLM protests, hoarding & panic buying of necessities and stock market upheavals. As usual for Mr. King, there is some spooky stuff going on, on top of all these happenings. This novella brought home to me the reality of sudden climate change, such as if the methane release, scientists have warned us about comes to fruition.
If you’ve been blowing off climate change as a conspiracy of the media and/or China, you may want to take a moment to read this novella and ask yourself, “Would I ever play Russian roulette, even if the revolver had a 100 round capacity and only one bullet loaded?“
It’s an important question to ask these days. You may think climate change is “fake news,” but are you willing to bet your life, and the lives of everyone you love, on that supposition?
The barrel of the gun is at your temple and the cylinder’s rotation has almost stopped. Are your going to keep squeezing the trigger or will you put the gun down and play a different game?
