![]() Lizzie, of course, is not really serious about this, but it is one of the wonders of Offill’s writing that her light touch lets us glimpse the very real dread lurking underneath. Again, there are jokes, factoids and quotes, as well as a healthy dose of survivalist lore, as the narrator, Lizzie, contemplates a “doomstead” - in light of dire climate data and roiling political and social currents. Like a sort of literary shadow box, the novel collects images and instances from the past few years, with the 2016 election as a clarifying point in this picture of a fraught and fragmenting world. of Speculation” looked inward, at the depths of marriage and motherhood, the concerns of “Weather” are existential. It was a virtuoso performance, and Offill’s new novel, “Weather,” unfolds in a similar way - impressionistic, jokey, vaguely chronological. ![]() ![]() of Speculation” had the feel of a finely calibrated stand-up routine, snippets of storytelling embedded with jokes and propelled along by a poignant sense of inevitability. ![]()
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