Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner

 Title: Creation Lake

Author: Rachel Kushner
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: July 12, 2025
When was the book published: 2024
Main Characters: Sadie Smith, fake name of spy, Bruno Lacombe, thought leader of ecoterrorists
What happens? Sadie is assigned to infiltrate a group of people trying to slow growth in agricultural France.  She hacks into Bruno's email and reads and reads and reads about his thoughts about the difference between Neanderthal and Homo Sapiens.  A plot sort of develops on whether this people are going to do something illegal, or just spill milk.
How long was this? 404 pages
Did I like this? Bizarre and not a spy story.  Kind of historical fiction about neanderthal's, and also about Cagot people who were ostracized.  But does a spy plot emerge?  Just barely enough to get me to finish, and then regret the whole thing.
Overall grade: C-