Water Memory by Tom Strelich
A little ways in it seemed more quirky than scientific, but I like quirky - to a point - so I kept going. By the time I'd committed enough time to it that I felt I couldn't quit, it had turned into one of the silliest sci-fi stories I've ever read. I really, really wanted to just toss it, but then all the time I'd invested would have been wasted so I made myself finish it.
The last chapters, where the underground people come up to join the above ground people - who have believed the others dead all this time - was odd. ODD. The first one up, Hertel, is mistaken for Jesus because he's been, so to speak, "risen from the dead" and because his initial is H, as in J.H.C. Uh-huh. His being God becomes a whole ridiculous thing that leaves you wondering how all those people could be so clueless, and why you're still listening to this audio book.
I didn't like it, but this style of humour (Monty Python-ish?) might appeal to someone with a different sense of the comedic than mine. I'm probably missing whatever gene would let me appreciate it, so don't dismiss it without reading other, more favourable reviews.
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