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'Much more than a clanging gong signalling the end of days, this is a charming tale full of laughs and angst, with a message both accessible and relevant to today's teenagers.'
'It's edgy, it's appealing and it's contemporary and it makes for utterly compelling and frightening reading.'
(Lovereadingforkids.co.uk )'an uproarious, scathing and pathos-filled romp - Adrian Mole does the apocalypse.'
(Financial Times )'A daunting vision of global chaos.'
(Books for Keeps )An absolutely brilliant read.
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It's January 1st, 2015, and the UK is the first nation to introduce carbon dioxide rationing, in a drastic bid to combat climate change. As her family spirals out of control, Laura Brown chronicles the first year of rationing with scathing abandon. Will her mother become one with her inner wolf? Will her sister give up her weekends in Ibiza? Does her father love the pig more than her? Can her band the dirty angels make it big? And will Ravi Datta ever notice her?
In these dark days, Laura deals with the issues that really matter: love, floods and pigs.
The Carbon Diaries 2015 is one girl's drastic bid to stay sane in a world unravelling at the seams. (20080704)
In these dark days, Laura deals with the issues that really matter: love, floods and pigs.
The Carbon Diaries 2015 is one girl's drastic bid to stay sane in a world unravelling at the seams. (20080704)
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
A brilliant, thought-provoking and timely look into an all-too-possible future scenario.
29 Nov 2008
Format:Paperback
The Carbon Diaries are based on a fascinating premise - that a switch from twenty-first century lives (cars, mobiles, laptops, foreign holidays, rampant consumerism etc.) to an austere restriction on each individual's carbon footprint takes place on an arbitrary date (1/1/2015) in a drastic attempt to stop global warming and its building consequences. Already European winters are longer and more bitter, whilst summer temperatures and droughts cause different but equally terrible problems for society.
Aimed at teenagers, the tale of 17 year old school-girl and spare-time band-member Laura, and her increasingly dysfunctional family, is told through diary entries that are both amusing yet haunting. The book is generally light-hearted and many entries are very funny as her parents crack up, as she tries to help the elderly gentleman next door and so on. However, it is disconcerting for the reader to realise how very quickly today's society could slide into something very different indeed if, for example, life-threatening flooding and other freak weather conditions become more commonplace so that water and electricity become unreliable or scare resources.
While the cover is appropriately austere, fitting perfectly with a green message and "back to basics" outlook, combined with its similarly plain title this book looks rather like a governmental treatise or academic study which is a shame. I would never have noticed it on the shelf if my friendly and helpful local bookseller hadn't personally recommended it. I'm just very glad they did - and, on buying, so will you be.
Aimed at teenagers, the tale of 17 year old school-girl and spare-time band-member Laura, and her increasingly dysfunctional family, is told through diary entries that are both amusing yet haunting. The book is generally light-hearted and many entries are very funny as her parents crack up, as she tries to help the elderly gentleman next door and so on. However, it is disconcerting for the reader to realise how very quickly today's society could slide into something very different indeed if, for example, life-threatening flooding and other freak weather conditions become more commonplace so that water and electricity become unreliable or scare resources.
While the cover is appropriately austere, fitting perfectly with a green message and "back to basics" outlook, combined with its similarly plain title this book looks rather like a governmental treatise or academic study which is a shame. I would never have noticed it on the shelf if my friendly and helpful local bookseller hadn't personally recommended it. I'm just very glad they did - and, on buying, so will you be.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It is 2015 and in an effort to reduce the effects of global warming, carbon rationing as been introduced. This book follows the story of teenage Laura as she and her family struggle to deal with the effect that this has on all their lives.
Parts of this book were enjoyable and easy to read but I then in other parts I found myself losing interest and struggling to keep going. The diary format of the book did make it easy to read but sometimes I stuggled to read the 'newspaper clippings' that had been included as the text was so small! (Maybe that is just me and I perhaps need an eye test!)
This is quite an original plot so I would like to have given a higher rating and perhaps I am being a little harsh as this is aimed at teens and not 30yr olds with failing eyesight like myself!
Parts of this book were enjoyable and easy to read but I then in other parts I found myself losing interest and struggling to keep going. The diary format of the book did make it easy to read but sometimes I stuggled to read the 'newspaper clippings' that had been included as the text was so small! (Maybe that is just me and I perhaps need an eye test!)
This is quite an original plot so I would like to have given a higher rating and perhaps I am being a little harsh as this is aimed at teens and not 30yr olds with failing eyesight like myself!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There are so many similarities between Sue Townsend's first Adrian Mole book and this one.
The author has possibly a prophetic vision of the future or she has simply thought about it all and realised that what she describes in her book about the UK government's response to Climate Change over the next few years is probably right on the money.
This is one of those books that should be compulsory reading for schools though it's also a good book for the older humans to delve into and it's funny throughout. A great gift for the kids or grandkids that isn't bowing to, in fact is the antithesis of, the Apprentice/X-factor culture that Britain has become.
The author has possibly a prophetic vision of the future or she has simply thought about it all and realised that what she describes in her book about the UK government's response to Climate Change over the next few years is probably right on the money.
This is one of those books that should be compulsory reading for schools though it's also a good book for the older humans to delve into and it's funny throughout. A great gift for the kids or grandkids that isn't bowing to, in fact is the antithesis of, the Apprentice/X-factor culture that Britain has become.
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excellent reading
My students love it! It generates a lot of dscussions in class and it certainly raises awareness about global warming, carbon footprint and the part we play in protecting the... Read more
Published 7 months ago by SP
I Found This Book Nearly Impossible To Read
I read the blurb of this book and instantly wanted to read it. I'm a big fan of dystopian teenage novels so I thought I would really like this book but sadly that was not the case. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Samantha Jayne
Good, but sometimes a little slow...
The Carbon Diaries is about a girl that writes in her diary to express the changing world around her. It's set in 2015 which isn't long away. Read more
Published 14 months ago by maz
A meandering exercise in cliche
I purchased this book for my 16 year old. She got about half way in and then completely lost interest and put it to one side. I expect your teens will do the same. Read more
Published 16 months ago by the santa cat
JFGI
This is a terrible book and plays around stupidly with a very important issue. The author should do a little bit of research before filling a book full of scientific... Read more
Published 21 months ago by qosno1
boring read of a good idea
it's a nice idea for a book, but the writing style is pretty poor. I can't really fault the author, it is meant to be the diary of a 16 year old, but that's at the end what you... Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2010 by edd
Adrian Mole for a post-carbon generation
Laura Brown is a teenager in Britain 2015. She has all kinds of stuff to deal with; a dysfunctional family, sulky and difficult friends, the pain of unrequited love, trouble with... Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2009 by Redwood the Younger
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
Laura Brown lives in the U.K. - and unfortunately the U.K. is the first country to establish carbon rationing. Everyone will be expected to reduce their carbon consumption by 60%. Read more
Published on 12 Aug 2009 by TeensReadToo
both bleak and funny!
I love a good apocalypse story. And this did not disappoint. The chatty, funny voice of the main character gets progressively more serious as the effects of carbon rationing kick... Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2009 by Elen Caldecott
Great teen read, but also enjoyable for adults too!!!
Really interesting read, enjoyed the diary aspect of the novel as it made it easy to pick up and put down so great for reading on the train, also loved the story. Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2009 by K. Hutchings
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