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Lazarus Rising
As nuclear bombing pulverizes everything on the surface, find out how five individuals experience catastrophe in tunnels below the surface. This book walks, then runs, moment to moment, starting with a typical day in five lives through a global catastrophic event. Imagine if every decision you make at the start of your day would have far-reaching consequences.
Luming is unsure about his comfortable life. Jane, a dealmaker, has a quirky hobby of preparing for catastrophes. Dan, an off-beat corporate executive facing retirement. Lois, postgraduate in Mandarin and statistics, creates algorithms around spiderweb designs. The final character is a corporate attorney, Michael.
The story clearly describes the impact of multiple nuclear bombs on individuals and the steps they take, the information they process and the moral dilemmas that are created from being alive. This book presents a unique perspective into corporate America and underground marijuana growers and seed-savers.
Luming is unsure about his comfortable life. Jane, a dealmaker, has a quirky hobby of preparing for catastrophes. Dan, an off-beat corporate executive facing retirement. Lois, postgraduate in Mandarin and statistics, creates algorithms around spiderweb designs. The final character is a corporate attorney, Michael.
The story clearly describes the impact of multiple nuclear bombs on individuals and the steps they take, the information they process and the moral dilemmas that are created from being alive. This book presents a unique perspective into corporate America and underground marijuana growers and seed-savers.
416 pages, Paperback
Published April 30, 2020
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August 9, 2020
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I love a good apocalypse novel, so when I saw this, I knew I had to read it. I love that we go right into the story instead of having a huge buildup. The characters are well written, the story line is one of my favorite topics and it’s well done. I will definitely be giving this one a re-read. If you are a fan of apocalypse books, do yourself a favour and pick this one up!
I love a good apocalypse novel, so when I saw this, I knew I had to read it. I love that we go right into the story instead of having a huge buildup. The characters are well written, the story line is one of my favorite topics and it’s well done. I will definitely be giving this one a re-read. If you are a fan of apocalypse books, do yourself a favour and pick this one up!
May 3, 2020
What would you do to survive a worldwide apocalypse? Would you even want to, even if you were prepared for one? These are the questions Sharon Grosh explores in her suspense-filled debut novel, Lazurus Rising. A story told through the eyes of multiple characters, you will find yourself caught up in the minute by minute dangers each of them face, and the difficult choices each makes to stay alive after a single cataclysmic event irrevocably changes the world as we know it. Both a gripping story of human courage and a profound examination of what it means to be human after civilization collapses, this is a novel that demands multiple readings. I can’t recommend it enough.
April 10, 2022
I'm always worried if I don't particularly care for a book should I pass on writing a review? But since scores of avid readers often rely on other opinions when deciding what to read next I think doing the final thing with your reading growth is also about being polite enough to offer a review that informs but doesn't offend.
So, I have to say this book was not for me.
The overall plot sounds pretty interesting but I honestly became tangled in the science so far that I stopped caring about the actual situation. This is just my opinion and certainly doesn't mean very much but I just found myself trying to page ahead through the staggering amount of information while still retaining an interest in the events and what the characters were experiencing from moment to moment.
There really is a huge amount of detail about survival guilt, along with copious interactions between all the characters.
I found that I was quickly bored and not paying enough attention to the action, but admittedly this is a story that bears few points of the knowledge about surviving a nuclear event.
I didn't get a sense that very many of the characters were actually very nice people to begin with. Loners, obsessive compulsives, power players, and inept managers were just part of the cast. Characters who commune by intuition rather than dialogue, and self important sabatouers. There's a small number of survivors in this one location and no knowledge about the state of society or conditions above the safe levels of their sheltered seed bank. This felt more like Lord of The Flies meets Gilligans Island.
I couldn't bring myself to care about any of them.
The science might be on point but it was entirely too over the top for me.
It started to feel like a haves vs. have nots to me and I just lost interest.
I got about 1\2 way through and gave up.
Its certainly a creative adventure but it wasn't for me.
I can't recommend it but that's more likely that I didn't understand its technical issues then it's not a good book.
The writing is tight and dramatic but very focused on technology.
I'd say this is above my pay grade and leave it like that.
So, I have to say this book was not for me.
The overall plot sounds pretty interesting but I honestly became tangled in the science so far that I stopped caring about the actual situation. This is just my opinion and certainly doesn't mean very much but I just found myself trying to page ahead through the staggering amount of information while still retaining an interest in the events and what the characters were experiencing from moment to moment.
There really is a huge amount of detail about survival guilt, along with copious interactions between all the characters.
I found that I was quickly bored and not paying enough attention to the action, but admittedly this is a story that bears few points of the knowledge about surviving a nuclear event.
I didn't get a sense that very many of the characters were actually very nice people to begin with. Loners, obsessive compulsives, power players, and inept managers were just part of the cast. Characters who commune by intuition rather than dialogue, and self important sabatouers. There's a small number of survivors in this one location and no knowledge about the state of society or conditions above the safe levels of their sheltered seed bank. This felt more like Lord of The Flies meets Gilligans Island.
I couldn't bring myself to care about any of them.
The science might be on point but it was entirely too over the top for me.
It started to feel like a haves vs. have nots to me and I just lost interest.
I got about 1\2 way through and gave up.
Its certainly a creative adventure but it wasn't for me.
I can't recommend it but that's more likely that I didn't understand its technical issues then it's not a good book.
The writing is tight and dramatic but very focused on technology.
I'd say this is above my pay grade and leave it like that.
December 31, 2021
First book. Amazing! We’ll Done …
Great story. Wonderful premise. The one missing star is due to the type size changing throughout the book. It was very annoying. That doesn’t take away from the fact that this author has a bright future ahead and I look forward to her next quest.
Great story. Wonderful premise. The one missing star is due to the type size changing throughout the book. It was very annoying. That doesn’t take away from the fact that this author has a bright future ahead and I look forward to her next quest.
March 16, 2026
Interesting story and characters but the amount of grammatical errors was distracting.
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