The Age of Miracles is a quick read but for me it lacked substance. In the end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it scenario that is the background for a somewhat flat coming of age story there are just too many holes for my taste. Everyone is too calm and everything is too orderly. The coming of age story could easily have been written without the slowing and not been significantly different. Fine for a quick break from a bunch of non-fiction or a day at the beach, but I don't think this book lives up to a lot of the praise on its jacket.