Hence the title "empty": oil becomes so precious that America has to go to war for it, pay $300 a barrel and live without cars. Or, how power comes on several hours a day only because the power companies can't afford it. A lot of book is devoted to emphasizing how, for example, supermarket shelves are empty because using oil is too expensive for transportation. Mostly because the story's set in semi-urban community, the effects are quite profound. It might seem quite a very boring plot, but while it is the central idea behind the story, the message of depleted/ depleting oil stocks is conveyed in a much more down to earth way. The premise behind the book is actually not something out of science fiction or fantasy: the world is running out of oil. It's categorized as Young Adult (YA) genre, simply because it has got protagonists who are youths.Įmpty is a book with a message. This is a short book, less than 200 pages, and I read in the space of a week. Our devotion to our appetite has betrayed us all." "The indulgence of our lives has cast a shadow on the world,
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