Mrs. Eriksson's Summer Reading Challenge 2015 discussion

Another fascinating read. On an otherwise normal day, the Earth's rotation begins to slow and continues to slow for months. At the same time, the dynamics in Julia's family and friendships are shifting. I guess you would best classify this novel as a speculative fiction/science fiction, that explores a "What if?" question. As a result of the Earth's slowing rotation, some people are suffer from a syndrome caused by the change in Earth's gravitational pull, and some prepare for what they see as the coming Apocalypse. The government imposes "clock time" laws and some resist the law and insist on staying on "real time." There are no zombies, but I thought a lot about how The Walking Dead fits into this same category of fiction and how Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic novel The Road would be a good follow-up if you have read or plan to read The Age of Miracles.