Thank you, Daniel Sherrell and Penguin Random House for the opportunity to read this book!

"Another way to put this is that we are involved in a kind of transgeological grave robbing, in light of which, The Problem can rightly be seen as a haunting."

Warmth

Warmth by Daniel Sherrell is not like anything I have read before. It is a semi-memoir that begins with the self-immolation of David Buckel. He did this as an act of protest against fossil fuels. This moment greatly affected the author. The author then goes into his education and his dedication to passing legislation to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. In this desperation, he begins to write to his child that he may have in the future explaining the complexities of capitalism and how fossil fuels are affecting the environment, which in turn affects our ability to survive on Earth.

I agree with pretty much everything the author stated in this book. It is well researched and it is obvious that he has first-hand knowledge of why it is so difficult to work with governments and establish real change. There are quite a few trigger warnings like suicide, climate change, death, anxiety, and depression. He discusses at length how global warming is affecting the Earth and how he is becoming increasingly anxious about it.

Since this book is written to his future child, one of the main aspects that are discussed is procreation. He asks himself why he would bring a child into this dying world...how is that fair to the child? If we do nothing then The Problem will result in so much hardship for future generations. While I agreed with everything that he said, I did find the book to meander without much structure. I appreciate that he is honest and open about his anxieties but I think it would have made more of an impact had he provided more statistics and sources for the rest of us. I rate this book 3 out of 5 stars.

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