Into the Forest: A Novel by Jean Hegland

Into the Forest is interesting --- it is a good but not great. One could call it a mildly feminist, post apocalyptic world read.

It explores the relationship between two sisters, who are left to survive in a world that is void of many of the resources we take for granted on a daily basis, such as electricity and human contact.

The book starts off strong, full of interesting characters, great premise and excellent story telling, then it slowly fades off and becomes hokey.

Grade: C

Overview: [B&N]
Set in the near-future, Into the Forest is a powerfully imagined novel that focuses on the relationship between two teenage sisters living alone in their Northern California forest home.
Over 30 miles from the nearest town, and several miles away from their nearest neighbor, Nell and Eva struggle to survive as society begins to decay and collapse around them. No single event precedes society's fall. There is talk of a war overseas and upheaval in Congress, but it still comes as a shock when the electricity runs out and gas is nowhere to be found. The sisters consume the resources left in the house, waiting for the power to return. Their arrival into adulthood, however, forces them to reexamine their place in the world and their relationship to the land and each other