Ark

by Veronica Roth

• ASIN: B07VBCYYJX
• Publish Date: 2019
• Publish Status: Unknown
• Format: eBook (Kindle)
• Pages: 39
• Language: English

Reviews

[remo]

Una historia corta en la que no pasa nada traiciona su esencia. El mundo se acaba, porque quedan pocos días para que llegue un asteroide, Finis, descubierto tiempo atrás, que con sus kilómetros de diámetro acabará con la vida en la Tierra. Se han preparado dos gigantescas naves, Fauna y Flora, con todas las muestras posibles de vida de la Tierra para evacuarlas antes de la llegada del meteorito. Y una botánica forma parte de los últimos esfuerzos de catalogación. Y ya está, nos cuentan el día a día de la tipa durante unos días, mientras de vez en cuando se acuerda de sus cosas. Y ni cae el asteroide, ni salen las naves, ni nada de nada. La historia no cuenta ninguna parte interesante. .
Me ha recordado, en el estilo y en la narración del día a día en mitad de una situación extraordinaria, a Sara Pinsker, con su Wind Will Rove. De las que llevo de la serie Forward, la más floja.

[Nessa Luna]

This was a really short but nice story about the last days of earth and scientists who try to decide which flora they want to bring with them to mankind's new destination. I didn't really like Samantha too much, but I loved her short friendship with another scientist and I did enjoy the way it ended (and gods I want a full story now).

[Quirky Cat]

Veronica Roth’s Ark is the first novella in the Forward Collection – a project created by six different authors. The entire idea of the project was to showcase a far-flung future, all written with the hopes of getting the reader (or listener) to think.
Twenty years ago an asteroid was spotted heading directly towards earth. Now, earth’s scientists are rushing to complete their job before they’re forced to evacuate. Their job? To collect as many samples from earth as possible.
Samantha is part of the team of scientists focused on botany. They’re supposed to collect, catalog, and label as many plants as possible. But Samantha’s finding herself less and less certain about what her future will hold.

“Borders stopped mattering after the asteroid Finis was discovered twenty years ago. Everyone was just an Earthling now.”

Ark was a beautifully written and fascinating novella. I may be somewhat biased here, thanks to my personal love of plants. But I felt that this novella truly did resonate with me. Samantha’s struggle and uncertainty is something we can all understand.
The idea of an asteroid coming towards earth is not a new one. Yet I have never read a piece quite like this. This was not the tale of humanity struggling to survive. This was more about preservation, reflection, and evaluation. It was somber and beautiful, and very emotionally powerful. I honestly would love to get a chance to read more novels or novellas with this focus.
As mentioned above, Ark is part of a collection of novellas. I’ve already read the others, so I can safely say that they’re all quite different from one another. But they’re all worth the read – especially if you’re interested in some food for thought.

For more reviews check out Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks

[jamiereadthis]

The audiobook put me to sleep in minutes, and considering I was driving— that’s not a good thing. Bland and saccharine with nothing to spark it to life.