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The Last Town on Earth: A Novel The Last Town on Earth: A Novel
by Thomas Mullen

321737 Auntiepam's review
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I only managed a few chapters so it wouldn't be fair to assign a rating. The prologue had some muscle, but after that, it felt like Mullen had done some research on the epidemic and the labor troubles and thought they'd be good subjects for a novel. He was right about that, at least.

Quibbles: unrealistic dialogue, cliches to describe characters("domineering patriarch"), info dumping and exposition, use of the word "preternatural", saying that no one knew if Commonwealth was 50 or 100 miles from Seattle (I don't think so), the soldier saying "I'm an American soldier and I'm asking for help", Philip living with the Worthy family for just two years but referring to the family members as "father" and "sister", another character described as a "fecund intellectual" writing "disquisitive tomes".

Bah. There might be some good stuff in here about the epidemic and the Wobblies, but if I'm not going to suffer throu...more

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message 1: by Sandra D
02/05/2008 11:05AM

272095 Well, that's discouraging. I might have to kick it off my Wish List.

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message 2: by Tracey
02/05/2008 11:15AM

349264 Hm - will leave it on the To-Read list for now; but added your anti-recommendation.

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message 3: by Auntiepam
02/05/2008 11:53AM

321737 Sandra and Tracy, you're welcome to my copy. A nice lady from BookCrazy sent it to me and I'd be glad to pass it on.



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message 4: by Sandra D
02/05/2008 12:24PM

272095 My local library branch has a copy. Thanks, though; it's nice of you to offer.

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message 5: by Lynne
02/05/2008 01:21PM

710529 I was quite disappointed in this book as well. The topic had such promise. I did enjoy the historical Northwest setting.

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message 6: by Tracey
02/05/2008 05:17PM

349264 I also can get it from the library - but thanks for the offer!

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