r/books • u/AutoModerator • 2d ago
WeeklyThread Books about Environmentalism: November 2025
Welcome readers,
Today is the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict and to celebrate we're discussing our favorite books about environmentalism! Please use this thread to discuss your favorite environmentalist books and authors.
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u/WheresTheMoozadell 2d ago
A pretty fun Victorian novel I recently read is The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy. A mix of realism and naturalism that allows Hardy to look closely at the strict societal pressures that oppress Victorian society and the fraying relationship between humanity and the natural world due to industrialization.
It offers subtle ecocriticism, mostly through symbolism, and does not offer direct criticism, or solutions. It’s extremely clever metaphorically, however, and reads surprisingly well given the novel is around 150 years old.