Review of Voice of the Elders
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Review of Voice of the Elders
[Following is a volunteer review of "Voice of the Elders" by Greg Ripley.]
Greg Ripley's book is an exciting experience that can inspire young people to stand up for the preservation of the planet. Voice of the Elders follows a young climate change activist Rohini Haakonsen whose life is changed enormously while attending her first Youth Assembly, a program initiated by the United Nations in a long-term effort to encourage sustainable development. As the assembly commenced four beings called The Elders appeared from thin air and asked for ten ambassadors from Earth to go learn how to engineer and use sustainable technology at the Elders home planet in an effort to help the Earth's leaders take control of the climate change situation. Climate change denier Bert Simms, a wealthy opportunist who made a lot of money from fossil fuels then puts together a cabal against the Elders and their plans to help the Earth leaders curb global warming. Simms gets the upper hand and the Earth’s last hope lies within Rohini as one of the last surviving Earth ambassadors and two of her closest companions.
The author does a really good job in merging climate change with oriental occultism and extra-terrestrial beings to indulge the reader into thinking about the future and quality of our lives during these times of global crisis. The well penned-down characters are relatable to the current times and have a rich extensive background and history. Through Greg Ripley’s descriptive writing and attention to detail, the reader can be intimate with the characters as they walk around their surroundings and notice the little details on the landscapes or general environment.
What I enjoyed about this book is the author’s far-reaching knowledge about Daoism philosophy, culture and history. Although presented in a fictional manner, I was amazed at how accurate the self-cultivation methods presented in this book were. The book is also well edited with minimal errors and profanity as the writer tries to prove his characters genuine and relatable.
Overall the book is entertaining while raising awareness about climate change. The lessons about Daoist lore and Chinese history tended to be long and take up a significant portion of the book which may be annoying to readers. The author was also able to describe the places on Earth with perfect detail but failed to do the same with the Elder’s planet which kind of left that job to the imagination of the reader. It is for these reasons that I will be giving Greg Ripley’s Voice of the Elders a 3 out of 4 stars.
Based on the profanity and explicit language in this book, I recommend it to young adults who are looking to catch up to current events, learn about Daoism and enjoy action-packed entertainment. The characters in this book are also relatable due to the variety of their backgrounds and ethnicities.
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Greg Ripley's book is an exciting experience that can inspire young people to stand up for the preservation of the planet. Voice of the Elders follows a young climate change activist Rohini Haakonsen whose life is changed enormously while attending her first Youth Assembly, a program initiated by the United Nations in a long-term effort to encourage sustainable development. As the assembly commenced four beings called The Elders appeared from thin air and asked for ten ambassadors from Earth to go learn how to engineer and use sustainable technology at the Elders home planet in an effort to help the Earth's leaders take control of the climate change situation. Climate change denier Bert Simms, a wealthy opportunist who made a lot of money from fossil fuels then puts together a cabal against the Elders and their plans to help the Earth leaders curb global warming. Simms gets the upper hand and the Earth’s last hope lies within Rohini as one of the last surviving Earth ambassadors and two of her closest companions.
The author does a really good job in merging climate change with oriental occultism and extra-terrestrial beings to indulge the reader into thinking about the future and quality of our lives during these times of global crisis. The well penned-down characters are relatable to the current times and have a rich extensive background and history. Through Greg Ripley’s descriptive writing and attention to detail, the reader can be intimate with the characters as they walk around their surroundings and notice the little details on the landscapes or general environment.
What I enjoyed about this book is the author’s far-reaching knowledge about Daoism philosophy, culture and history. Although presented in a fictional manner, I was amazed at how accurate the self-cultivation methods presented in this book were. The book is also well edited with minimal errors and profanity as the writer tries to prove his characters genuine and relatable.
Overall the book is entertaining while raising awareness about climate change. The lessons about Daoist lore and Chinese history tended to be long and take up a significant portion of the book which may be annoying to readers. The author was also able to describe the places on Earth with perfect detail but failed to do the same with the Elder’s planet which kind of left that job to the imagination of the reader. It is for these reasons that I will be giving Greg Ripley’s Voice of the Elders a 3 out of 4 stars.
Based on the profanity and explicit language in this book, I recommend it to young adults who are looking to catch up to current events, learn about Daoism and enjoy action-packed entertainment. The characters in this book are also relatable due to the variety of their backgrounds and ethnicities.
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Voice of the Elders
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Great review, i bet it is an interesting read as a mashup of Daoism philosophy and sci-fi.
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