The Lightest Object in the Universe, Kimi Eisele
The Lightest Object in the Universe, Kimi Eisele
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The Lightest Object in the Universe
A Novel

Author: Kimi Eisele

Narrator: Gabra Zackman

Unabridged: 10 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/09/2019

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

What if the end times allowed people to see and build the world anew? This is the landscape that Kimi Eisele creates in her surprising and original debut novel. Evoking the spirit of such monumental love stories as Cold Mountain and the creative vision of novels like Station Eleven, The Lightest Object in the Universe tells the story of what happens after the global economy collapses and the electrical grid goes down.

In this new world, Carson, on the East Coast, is desperate to find Beatrix, a woman on the West Coast who holds his heart. Working his way along a cross-country railroad line, he encounters lost souls, clever opportunists, and those who believe they'll be saved by an evangelical preacher in the middle of the country. Meanwhile, Beatrix and her neighbors begin to construct a cooperative community that suggests the end could be, in fact, a bright beginning.

Without modern means of communication, will Beatrix and Carson reach each other, and what will be left of the old world if they do? The answers may lie with a fifteen-year-old girl who could ultimately decide the fate of the cross-country lovers.


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Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily on August 03, 2019

I love post apocalyptic books. I have read my fair share and unfortunately some do not stand out and feel like every other one. It was sadly the case for me with this one. In the beginning I was getting vibes of "Station Eleven" and even "The Stand" but by the middle point I was bored and struggled t......more

Goodreads review by Susanne on June 29, 2020

Is there hope when all seems lost? Carson believes the answer is yes. In a post apocalyptic world, where the government no longer exists and society is a shell of what it once was, Carson has something to live for. A former Principal and History Teacher living in New York, Carson has a destination.......more

Goodreads review by Karen’s Library on July 10, 2021

I'm not crying... YOU'RE crying! Ok... Maybe I'm crying just a little. I'm a huge fan of apocalyptic stories. There aren't many out there that are actually kind of hopeful. But folks, this one is just that! Very hopeful! Most of the book is about how the goodness of people come through rather than t......more

Goodreads review by Justine on July 31, 2020

4.5 stars Set in the near future, government and society has effectively crumbled in the aftermath of a pandemic and technological collapse. This book takes place after the dust has started to settle and people turn themselves to the process of building anew. Rather than epic, Eisele focuses the story......more

Goodreads review by Scooter on June 10, 2019

It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine For its first third, I found The Lightest Object in the Universe to be deeply frustrating. Here I am reading a novel about the end of the world - flu has wiped out a huge chunk of humanity, the government just sort-of decided to stop working, co......more