Antipodes by T.S. Simons – Review by Anantha Rusum

Antipodes by T.S. Simons
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Antipodes is a YA dystopian novel that has an interesting plot about building a sustainable and a civilized society post an epidemic.
It is around an apocalyptic event around a disease that threatens all life on Earth. We can relate to this story in the context of the current pandemic situation we have in this world.
Cam Mackintosh is in his last year studying at Melbourne University , he is offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help construct a brand new society on an island off the coast of Australia after a devastating epidemic hits Australia. The community is given a fresh start, a brand-new eco-friendly village, isolated from the rest of the world yet up-to-date with today’s technology. August Island’s community is built on inclusiveness, sustenance, acceptance and protecting the environment.

I really liked this story, it is about hope and new beginnings. Sometimes, I wonder how this world is going to be post this pandemic which is around us now. Would we be more kinder, compassionate to one another? Will we have more acceptance in our world after everything we went through? This book does make you think.

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