karen thompson walker
In 'The Age of Miracles,' a young girl chooses her path as the planet falls off its own
Walker reveals the consequences of the slowing in a methodical manner, and part of the slow-burning terror of the story stems from the realistic human reactions: panic, denial, paranoia, acceptance, and even boredom. As a perceptive child, and with the added perspective of adulthood, Julia is able to ruminate on these effects. When she finds out a disturbing secret about her normally predictable father, she wonders if he would have made different decisions if life had remained normal. But then she imagines the counterpoint in the voice of her mother, who she knows would say: “You can’t blame everything on the slowing. People are responsible for their own actions.” More
