Pills and Starships [Paperback]

A YA novel that runs counter to nearly every YA trend . . . Youll laughuntil you realize its too late, and the world has crumbled around you. Millets dense novel has more in common with philosophy than with fantasy . . . Millet, never a writer to settle into predictable patterns, manages to find beauty in ugly places . . . this is the best thing about Millets work: it makes you notice the small details of the natural world, makes you recognize those details as holy. Lydia Millet offers a brilliant dystopian novel that eclipses all others written for Young Adults with this beautifully written, dark but ultimately hopeful tale. Dark apocalyptic reading at its best . . . vivid, moving saga that will attract mature teen fans of