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All the Water in the World: Review

All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall is a post-apocalyptic documentary, a survival adventure, and a love story to museum caretakers and preservationists everywhere. The protagonists have banded together in a flooded Manhattan, making their home in the American Museum of Natural History. They try to preserve what they can, and prepare a book with the most valuable knowledge. Over time the storms worsen and they have to leave their home, setting out on a perilous journey north along the Hudson. They make new allies and face dangerous clans of desperate people. Risks lie around every bend in the river, and their battle to preserve history looks like it may simply become a battle to survive.

I enjoyed this novel. It has interesting, well-researched settings. The peril and drama grows steadily as both the weather and mankind take a turn for the worse. This is another strong addition to the growing post-apocalyptic genre.

Rating:

Recommend? Yes
Buy as a gift? Yes, especially for Manhattan and New York fans

Last modified on 7 Feb 2026 by AO