It takes the average reader 1 hour and 54 minutes to read Above Us Only Sky by J. J. Smith
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This is a fictional work that was difficult for me to write, but I felt compelled to move on with it. Although begun in the 1980's, the settings and the events that propel it are as current now as they were then. A cautionary word about this novella: it's not the usual story about the end of the world and those who survive. It's not about people surviving a nuclear blast, an EMP that wipes out everything electronic, or even a pandemic. It's blunt about what happens and who allows it to happen. It starts by telling about the greed, intolerance and evil that begins the process. While I did not intend to be psychic about it, what ends up bringing this story into relevance for today's world is the use of "planted" or "fake news" to promote false information that brings about the multiple crises depicted in the beginning of the story. It was not only hard for me to write, I suspect it may be just as hard for some of you to read. I do want you to think about what it offers. It offers a warning about our climate and our future on this planet. It offers the idea of just how little society and our country have changed in the last centuries, appearing time and again to attempt to continue the deplorable views of what should be a defeated ideal of the superiority of one race over another. It offers a warning of how science and technology can be subverted to serve those who want nothing else than to control everything and everybody no matter what the cost. It offers moments of feeling like all is lost. But most importantly, it offers a vision of a future that is full of hope. Because that is what I believe should be its message: Acceptance. Hope. A future we can all share in.
Above Us Only Sky by J. J. Smith is 113 pages long, and a total of 28,589 words.
This makes it 38% the length of the average book. It also has 35% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 36 minutes to read Above Us Only Sky aloud.
Above Us Only Sky is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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