In this haunting and poignant debut novel, James Braziel tells an unforgettable story of love, family, and survival across a world that has already...
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Feb 17, 2010
Liviu
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I liked the prose style of Snakeskin Road but did not go beyond a fast browsing so far and then recently I got reminded by this one, the debut of the author and the first novel in the universe that Snakeskin Road takes place, so I decided to give it a try.
I really liked the style of this one and a lot of the stuff in it (internal passports, "deserters"..) reminded me strongly of my first 21 years spent in a communist hellhole, but I really could not connect with the charact More...
I really liked the style of this one and a lot of the stuff in it (internal passports, "deserters"..) reminded me strongly of my first 21 years spent in a communist hellhole, but I really could not connect with the charact More...
May 14, 2011
Pamela
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Post-apocalyptic books entice me to read them, particularly global-warming caused, but this one was a lousy book. I should have stopped reading it instead of actually finishing it. I kept thinking it has got to get better, but it didn’t. Waste of time. It was not interesting. The timeline jumped around way too much, I suppose in attempt to create suspense for the story, but it didn’t work, it just got in the way. I was barely interested in what happened to these people, or why, the big question
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Aug 07, 2008
Mangy
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Birmingham 35 Miles is set in an intriguing near-future--southern Alabama, rendered virtually lifeless by a hole in the ozone layer. The main character, Mat, is at a crossroads where he must choose between the woman that he loves and a dream of a "saved world" and the life he has always known which, though horrific, is at least familiar.
I had to speed read the last half of this book because it's taken me forever and a day to get through it, and it needed to get back to the More...
I had to speed read the last half of this book because it's taken me forever and a day to get through it, and it needed to get back to the More...
Nov 15, 2010
Katie
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A father and son endure after ozone depletion scorches the earth. This was OK but it was no "The Road" which was a much better treatise of the same genre.
Jun 25, 2009
Ben
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Not bad. Cool to read a book with a setting in South Alabama (where I'm from), even Dothan! But I have two criticisms: too many similes (I'm a songwriter and love them, so there must have been a lot!) and the ending is so disappointing unless there's a sequel on the way.
Oct 14, 2008
Duckie
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A look at a post-greenhouse-apocalypse world where Birmingham represents one of the southern outposts of the "Saved World." I thought the idea was excellent, but the execution left much to be desired.
Apr 04, 2008
Suzanne
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A good debut. I'm going to look for more from this author in the future.
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