{"id":3110,"date":"2015-02-19T20:16:40","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T20:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staffpicks.eglibrary.org\/?p=3110"},"modified":"2015-03-30T22:01:49","modified_gmt":"2015-03-30T22:01:49","slug":"empty-by-suzanne-weyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staffpicks.eglibrary.org\/?p=3110","title":{"rendered":"Empty by Suzanne Weyn"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Empty\"<\/p>\n

If you’re looking to scare yourself into being more environmentally conscientious, this is a book you should probably read! \u00a0Not only does it provide an entirely plausible scenario for how individuals will be effected when oil starts to run out — including but not limited to gasoline shortages and electricity blackouts — but it also goes into more global ramifications, like the potential for war.<\/p>\n

Although there were times where I felt that\u00a0the dialogue was a bit unrealistic and clunky (most likely to educate readers), I don’t think it was overwhelmingly so. \u00a0Upon finishing this book, I had two major reactions: 1) I really wanted to share this book with everyone I knew to try and show them *why* they should care more about their energy consumption and its impact on the world\/environment, and 2) I started thinking that stockpiling food in my basement sounded like a really good idea!\u00a0 My husband has since “talked me down,” and I am doing well with just working to do what I can reasonably do to make a difference for myself and my family. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’re looking to scare yourself into being more environmentally conscientious, this is a book you should probably read! \u00a0Not only does it provide an entirely plausible scenario for how individuals will be effected when oil starts to run out — including but not limited to gasoline shortages and electricity blackouts — but it also … Continue reading Empty by Suzanne Weyn<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6,8,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-posts","category-books-for-young-adults","category-fiction","category-reviewed-by-chrissie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staffpicks.eglibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staffpicks.eglibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staffpicks.eglibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staffpicks.eglibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staffpicks.eglibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staffpicks.eglibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3110\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staffpicks.eglibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staffpicks.eglibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staffpicks.eglibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}