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School's Out Forever (Kıyamet Sonrası Günlükleri #1)
by
Scott K. Andrews (Goodreads Author)
“After the world died we all sort of drifted back to school. After all, where else was there for us to go?”
Lee Keegan’s fifteen. If most of the population of the world hadn’t just died choking on their own blood, he might be worrying about acne, body odour and girls. As it is, he and the young Matron of his boarding school, Jane Crowther, have to try and protect their char...more
Lee Keegan’s fifteen. If most of the population of the world hadn’t just died choking on their own blood, he might be worrying about acne, body odour and girls. As it is, he and the young Matron of his boarding school, Jane Crowther, have to try and protect their char...more
Paperback, 736 pages
Published
September 18th 2012
by Abaddon
(first published December 28th 2002)
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This was an awesome book! I enjoyed every single page, including the interviews and bonus material at the end. I highly recommend this book if you enjoy post-apocalyptic stories. There may not be any zombies in it, but the living are far more scarier!
I enjoyed reading this book so much, I gave a copy of it to a friend for his birthday before I had even finished School's Out!
A+ Great job, Scott!
I enjoyed reading this book so much, I gave a copy of it to a friend for his birthday before I had even finished School's Out!
A+ Great job, Scott!
Mar 13, 2013
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School's Out Forever by Scott K. Andrews
AWEsome!! I grabbed this book on a whim while I was hunting down some over-priced Doctor Who merchandise in a bookstore. It took me two solid weeks to actually start it, and then three days to finish it. It's absolutely one of the best books I've read in a long.
It's brutal. Angry. Violent. Honest. The gore and carnage and violence is intense, but it's not gratuitous. It's not about shock-value. The characters reactions to what has happened to them is just...more
AWEsome!! I grabbed this book on a whim while I was hunting down some over-priced Doctor Who merchandise in a bookstore. It took me two solid weeks to actually start it, and then three days to finish it. It's absolutely one of the best books I've read in a long.
It's brutal. Angry. Violent. Honest. The gore and carnage and violence is intense, but it's not gratuitous. It's not about shock-value. The characters reactions to what has happened to them is just...more
Certain things make any post apocalyptic novels an essential read for me, splatterhouse style blood and guts, what's left of society being ran by idiots, revolt, and some real bad taste tongue in cheek humour. All of the above are present in abundance, I had read the first two of these separately aswell as a couple of other novels in the 'afterblight chronicles' before being handed the omnibus for review and was over the moon with the thought of reading them again and also getting to finish the...more
Apr 28, 2013
Stacey L. Douglas
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4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
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A post-viral apocalyptic trilogy, somewhat like Golding's "Lord of the Flies," set in England's boarding schools countryside outside London. We follow the devolution of several characters, mainly children in their early teens, through various ethical dilemmas and the increasingly horrendous choices they make in their bid for survival. The narrative keeps one wondering "just how are they going to make it out of this now?" - at times stretching ones credulity - but, hey, the suspension of belief i...more
What if Golding had asked Rob Zombie to co-author 'Lord of the Flies' and they had modified the plot to bring the adults in early, and have them behave worse than the kids? Slogging through this literary bucket of viscera, was initially hopeful of something worthy, but the slasher moments are becoming highly repetitive. Maybe the point of this novel is no point at all, and I should skip to the last few pages.
I, like most people, read the first lines of this book and then immediately went to the checkout line.
"I CELEBRATED My fifteenth birthday by burying my headmaster and emptying my bladder on freshly turned earth. Best present a boy could have."
After making my way home I relaxed on my couch, opened School's Out Forever, and did not move until three in the morning. The first book was done. I preceded to read the next books the following two days. Sure the books were a little like Lord of The Flies...more
"I CELEBRATED My fifteenth birthday by burying my headmaster and emptying my bladder on freshly turned earth. Best present a boy could have."
After making my way home I relaxed on my couch, opened School's Out Forever, and did not move until three in the morning. The first book was done. I preceded to read the next books the following two days. Sure the books were a little like Lord of The Flies...more
It is wrong to admit selecting a book for its cover? Well, take a look at the thing –– it's so compelling. Even author Scott K. Andrews admits the cover has helped U.S. sales of this omnibus. The gun toting school girl may be troubling, but it was enough to get me to read further. And yes, I bought an actual book -- made of paper not databits -- at my Newport Beach B&N.
I've lately become a big fan of dystopia. Perhaps this reflects my overall world view. For while I have never been happier i...more
I've lately become a big fan of dystopia. Perhaps this reflects my overall world view. For while I have never been happier i...more
This is one of those books that I never thought I'd ever read. Still, it called out to me at a visit to Barnes and Noble. The book zips right along and you find yourself really caring about the characters. Now, let me tell you, I've never thought of myself as a "Science Fiction" reader. And there are no aliens or spaceships or journeys to middle earth, etc. but that's the genre this book has been given. There are some moments where you roll your eyes at the convenience of someone getting out by...more
I was never a reader until this book. The Way Andrews writes almost puts you into the story (well it did for me anyway). It was a great read and many other books he writes keep me entertained. School's Out Forever is very real saniro of what an apocilypse might look like. It is very fun to read and you never really know who is going to do what. Love this book, and if you like sience fiction, I highly recommend it.
If "post-apocalyptic" is its own genre, this is a classic within it. A classic in general? No. It's complicated, often confusing, and hands down the most violent book I've ever read. The Road meets Hunger Games meets Lord of the Flies.
Very entertaining read. A little more survival type descriptive narrative and a little less gunfighting and I'd give it five stars.
A modern Lord of the Flies set in and around a small Academy for Boys in England, after a viral apocolypse. While the main focus of the story is how the boys adjust to their new world, it also delves into the behavior of the adults that survive along with them. It has all the blood and gore that a zombie thriller junkie would want, sans the zombies. A very fast read with engaging characters and plenty of suspense.
TEOTWAWKI book - was really 3 books in one volume - good read, violent, not a huge plot but a quick good read
Post-apocalyptic vision - so depressing in that vein and the view of the majority of humanity. But well written, the characters are engaging and you really rout for them.
This was an interesting anthology of post-apocalyptic novels. Sometimes hard to read and hard to follow, but interesting none the less. It took me longer to read than most books, but in actuality I was reading 3 novels in one volume, so it took me a normal time to read as 3 novels do.
It was fantastic!! there was a lot of gore, death, and destruction.
Outstanding, fast paced and well written. That being said, I would recommend it hesitantly as it is extraordinarily violent and features children committing horrific acts in the name of survival.
The 1st book is the best.
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I have written episode guides, magazine articles, film and book reviews, comics, audio plays for Big Finish, far too many blogs, some poems you will never read, and a trilogy of novels for Abaddon. My wife and two children indulge me, patiently.
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