The Way the World Ends is a short story/novella included in the Warmer Collection from Amazon/Audible. This is the second Amazon Originals Collection I have come across. The first -- The Dark Corners Collection -- included 7 horror tales with a lot of commentary on the modern world swirled into the mix. The Warmer Collection is along the same lines with climate change (cli-fi) being the basic theme. I'm always up for creative storytelling....so jumped on this second collection. I have to say I e...

I am very interested in climate science, but IMHO, the author tried way too hard to make this cute.

Jess Walter is one of my favorite authors and he hasn't published anything substantial for the last 5 or 6 years, so even this little story is cause for me to celebrate (as was his other fairly recent short piece, Don't Eat Cat). A climate catastrophe campus comedy? Yes, please. It's not anywhere near as strong as his novels, but it is charming, and I forgive the global warming info dump somewhere in the middle.

‘Forward’ was the last Amazon collection I read. Despite some big guns in the line-up, the end results varied greatly in quality. Still, these collections are a great idea, especially in that they introduce authors to a potential new audience, while regular readers get appetisers from some of their fave writers. So kudos to Amazon for taking the initiative, and here’s hoping to many more.‘Warmer’ is an earlier collection than ‘Forward’, which I stumbled across accidentally while looking for the

Mildly amusing with some annoying political opinions

I grew up in Mississippi. This entire story felt like an insult. It started off acting like "No, an ice storm could NEVER happen in Mississippi!". I guess, the author and the audience/readers forgot all about Ice Storm '94 happening - or, maybe, they weren't there to experience it firsthand like us Mississippians were.Also, the story throws constant insults upon not only MS, but also all other "red" states in the South and all the people that vote Republican. Several times it says things that i

A LOT is going on in this story; I would need to listen to it again to formulate a proper review - but it certainly captures one's attention! Twenty-four hours later (give or take)… I hit rewind (figuratively) and typed my thoughts as the story played. - I am amused to have listened to this on Earth Day 2022! - This is an enjoyable listen/read. The narrator does a good job. - Each person highlighted in the tale deals with a personal crisis while weathering a freak (but it’s not even winter anymo...

I enjoyed this- both the message and the humor. The audio was a little bland but I won’t complain about free audiobooks.

Much Better Than The Title Would SuggestReview of the Amazon Original Kindle eBook edition (October 2018)I really enjoyed this comic novella in which a disparate group of climate change related job candidates and interviewers "party like it's 1999" while causing aggravation to a dorm-room desk clerk (who is in the midst of his own coming-out issues) during a freak snow storm in Starkville, Mississippi. Yes, that is the same place as the location of the Starkville City Jail in the notorious 1965

When I can't sleep at night I listen to short stories. This was a short novella about three people whose paths cross at Mississippi State U. during a freak snow storm. I am partial to the writing of Jess Walters. Once again he was able to pull me in quickly and while I did not find a lot of substance here I did listen all the way to the end. It is a little about climate change but more about how as humans we deal with bigger problems and the need for an escape even if it is temporary. I know wha...

Amusing, all too real short story about climate change and hope, really enjoyed this one and am off to look at what else this author has done.

A promising start to the series on climate change. 1/7

I intended to try out this author's work by reading a couple of these short "collection" books and think that takes care of it for me. I liked the dog book (Parable) more than this one. Not sure of the intended audience, but I would have to guess a few generations younger than my status.Kindle Unlimited

Second short story for me in the Warmer collection. Not my fav but with all of these being short stories, it's not difficult to finish.This collection is free with a prime membership on Amazon.

2.5 Stars: “The Way the World Ends” by Jesse Walter is part of the Warmer Collection of noted author’s ideas of a conceivable tomorrow.Jess Walter diverges from other author’s ideas which heavily involve climate change. This short story is more about society. In fact, this is tagged under “Anthologies & Short Stories”.There is a nod to climate change in that the story takes place in Mississippi during a once in a generation sleet storm. The three main characters are at a bar at the beginning of

Wonderful short story that shows the very human side of climate change. Two out-of-work scientists meet at a university where both are applying for a teaching position, when an out-of-season storm leaves them stuck at the school's guest house. While there, a student still processing his very recent coming out experience sees and overhears their concerns about the future. All of them must find a new understanding of hope, in the midst of disasters both small and awkward, and large-scale and terri...

I absolutely LOVED everything about this...novella? short story?! At any rate, it was just positively brilliant. From the cast of professor-types that both fed into and defied stereotypes (the sulking English professor; the overly perky meteorology instructor; two zealous geology professionals interviewing for a teaching opportunity that seemed to be beneath them both) to the incorporation of timely political commentary (our orange leader; old, white conservative men; etc.), this clever societal...

My KU trial is coming to an end and I’ve barely sampled this Amazon shorts collection. Warmer is all about climate change. A very popular subject these days, despite the seemingly utter futility of it all. And so while this story won’t change or save the world (what story does, really, and those who f*ck over the world don’t seem like readers anyway)), what it can do is make a reader seem less alone in difficult times. Or maybe just entertain. This story kind of does both. First experience with

I liked individual elements of this story, and even laughed out loud a couple of times, but overall I found it unpleasant.

I received this short story as one of Audible's new free Audible Originals, something they offer as a "free purchase" each month for subscribers in a weird attempt to make people feel better about the $15/month fee they charge. (I'd rather have Audible Channels back, but no one's asking me.) So far I've taken at least one of my two freebies every month, but none of them have held much interest and they're just stagnating in my library. This one seemed vaguely relevant to my tastes, so I thought