Lockwood can write and paint a beautiful or painful picture with her words—she is an artist. However, my issue with this book is that the title claims to be something it is not. There are many voices and stories about water and climate change, yet Lockwood features heavily in this book. For me, that took away the power of the participants’ voices. This book read more like Lockwood’s memoir. It was organized on Lockwood’s travel schedule. The book would have been more powerful if it centered on the common themes reported by the participants.

This was an interesting read, and there is a market for it. However, my personal opinion is that a book on climate change needs to be structured more scientifically. Case studies, which is what this book is, are fantastic! However, Lockwood needs to situate herself as a researcher by describing her approach to research, things about herself that could affect how her research is interpreted, her beliefs, and personal biases. Then, she must remove herself from the research as best as possible. There is potential in Lockwood’s work and the research she is gathering. It just needs to be structured in a slightly different manner.

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for the ARC.

This was a DNF for me. The author spent a good amount of time writing about herself versus the voices of those impacted by climate change. For that reason, it was hard for me to get into this book because it wasn't what I expected. I did like the structure, basically it reads as a compilation of stories from different parts of the world; however, it did feel disjointed and unorganized.

I really enjoyed the concept but I lost interest in the writing. I would really enjoy watching a documentary of this.

1,001 VOICES ON CLIMATE CHANGE by Devi Lockwood is subtitled "Everyday Stories of Flood, Fire, Drought, and Displacement from Around the World" and in an interview with Yale Climate Connections Lockwood said, "It feels nearly impossible to pull out just a few critical voices, but here is my best attempt: Tanea Tangaroa, who is restoring a wetland in Whanganui, New Zealand; Marie Airut, a hunter and elder in Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada, who notes changes in walrus migration patterns; Gertrude Kabusimbi Kenyangi, a Ugandan forestry activist who traveled to COP22 in Morocco to advocate for gender equality in climate solutions; Aidai Turdakunova, a 16-year old student in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, who dreams of becoming an environmental engineer." That everchanging list gives us a sense of the varied voices and communities with whom Lockwood, a journalist, interacted on a multi-year trip spanning six continents. By its very nature, this text is a series of vignettes. Although Lockwood does include notes and explains new (to me, at least) terms like solastalgia (a feeling of loss and distress caused by environmental change), there is less reliance on or ties to science (unlike texts by Mary Roach) than I had expected. Climate change and its ramifications are of huge interest to our students and it would be an interesting assignment for them to use Lockwood's work as inspiration to each find and craft a climate change story. Perhaps that is something we can facilitate around Earth Day in the spring?

Interview link: https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/08/qa-with-author-of-1001-voices-on-climate-change/

This was really cool! I liked it a lot, and especially loved the way that she focused on parts of the world usually left out of this conversation.

Showing the real consequences of the climate crisis is an urgent and worthy case and I appreciate the dedication and stamina of the author.

However, for a book that claims to focus on stories of other people - strangers encountered all around the world - there was too much of the author herself. The adventures of an American twenty-something backpacker are not that interesting, sorry to say, and her naivety and lack of preparedness were somewhat unnerving. She evidently has a real talent for connecting with others and I guess is a good listener, but the editors should help her with structuring her writing.

It was a little bit of a disappointing read for me - but maybe I am just too old and grumpy.

Thanks to the publisher, Tiller Press, and NetGalley for the advance copy of this book.

A fascinating read, I would not have the nerve or the physical get up and go to do what the author did but I respect her greatly for doing it.

I have to admit that I admire that so much was done so young and so creatively by this author. It took a lot of courage to travel (often biking) around the world wearing a sign that says, "Tell me a story about climate change."

The book got really exciting about 30% into it, when storytellers started to talk about things like floods and tsunamis. The author had some real adventures on the sea and traveling to world conferences on climate change. The beginning was a little slow to me. The first section seemed more like a travel log with lots of motorbike riding and swimming, but, as I said, the excitement picks up later, especially when she learns how much her flying contributes to climate change and she seeks other ways to get from country to country. There may not be 1,001 stories, but there were plenty of farmers and others who talked about the changes they've seen.

The conferences and climate marches were interesting, but I thought 100's of thousands of people flying to fight climate change can't be too good for the climate. We need to find virtual ways to show our support for ways to protect our world.

This book wouldn't exist if it hadn't been for the imagination and bravery of Ms. Lockwood. I look forward to more writing from her.