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Nov 18, 2013 Ty Dvorack rated it did not like it

End of Days Book Review

I am reviewing ‘End of Days’ by Eric Walters; I personally enjoyed this book, except for some minor details and events. To start off the worlds greatest mathematicians and scientists are gathered, from around the world. They are brought together to prevent the extermination of the human race. You are transported into the book in the year of 1998, which is 24 years before an asteroid will strike the earth with a deadly blow.

Eventually we reach a point in the book where fi End of Days Book Review

I am reviewing ‘End of Days’ by Eric Walters; I personally enjoyed this book, except for some minor details and events. To start off the worlds greatest mathematicians and scientists are gathered, from around the world. They are brought together to prevent the extermination of the human race. You are transported into the book in the year of 1998, which is 24 years before an asteroid will strike the earth with a deadly blow.

Eventually we reach a point in the book where find ourselves many years in the future only a few years away from impact. At this time the public has been informed of its impending doom and the world has erupted at its core into extreme chaos. Street crime has become commonplace, and few major cities are still thriving. Gangs and groups of criminals have invaded many faltering cities, fighting others for every scrap of food they can find. Even the government and the police are running out of supplies. They have very little ammunition left to rid the streets of these gangs. This is Walter’s interpretation of the events that may unfold if the news of an apocalypse had penetrated the government and got to the roots of society. Throughout this book a plethora of characters are established. Walter follows the views of many different individuals, however mostly Professor Shepard and Billy.

Personally, I was fond of this book, however the first half of it was somewhat dry and unentertaining. From that point on the book was an exhilarating roller coaster. I thought that these two separate writing styles could have been blended to enhance the overall experience. To begin the book a character, Professor Shepard is introduced. I thought that his traits were well developed and thought out. He was someone who seemed to always want to do what was best for society, no matter what other people’s opinions were. Shepard was dedicated to his work, and was quite relatable. He became fearful of the end, and felt the heavy weight of humanity pushing down constantly on his shoulders. His actions were somewhat predictable however, and we never got to see him work his way up to become the most influential person on Earth. To me this was somewhat disappointing, for we only got to see the aftermath of his work and decisions. I loved being introduced to the superior character in the book, Billy. Billy was the headman of a group of abandoned children. He is not the most brutal, or the biggest child in the group, however he is able to manage the two hundred, person clan in the ruts of New York. Later Billy is ordered to lead the only surviving group of humans in outer space. I began to see what might have been Billy’s true personality. When his brutality was striped away he was kind and was the ideal leader. There were many layers to his personality, making him a complex and unpredictable character. I was heavily involved with each paragraph that Billy was present in.

I did greatly enjoy the basic plot of the book, it was less predictable than any other apocalyptic book that I have ever read, and I think that it was a demonstration of how to write a book with a strong ending. The book was brilliant in some areas, however it lacked in practicality. I do not believe that people would instantly panic if they were informed of a supposed ‘apocalypse’, for it has happened in the past. Educated people do not believe everything that they hear. I thought that it was a bit of a cop-out by Eric Walters, not explaining how the world erupted in chaos, but just showing us. I understand that that is his writing style; although for me it seemed fake, for the world would not change that quickly. I took liking to the final picture of a dystopian world that Walters created. The aspect of the religious groups, rioting was well thought out and realistic. I didn’t feel much emotion reading this book, I think that this is because he did not explain, or even indirectly explain what the characters were feeling and experiencing.

This book is much better looking at this book as a whole, than seeing the two main characters separately. I found myself engaged with the second half of this book, and would rate it 3 out of 5 stars. This story did not seem to have an impactful meaning, however the characters were well developed, as well as the basic plot. I would recommend this book to someone who likes a fast paced, exiting thriller. This is not one of my favorite books however it was engaging. Well-done Eric Walters.
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Nov 18, 2013 Ben rated it really liked it

This book Showed a very interesting and fairly realistic way for our world to come to and end. It really explored the different ways that people would react to certain types of news. I would certainly put this book on my top 15 list.
Good choice.

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Oct 06, 2013 Stephanie rated it really liked it

I've never been a big fan for books that deal with an end of the world scenario, but I thought I would give this scene a try. I've always thought that end of the world scenarios in books the plot would be very predictable, but there's something that distinguishes this authors science fiction to pre-apocalyptic novel. I don't know wether it was the author's craftsmanship or the way he works with the supposed end of world scenario theme. Overall, I enjoyed this book, even though this genre isn't m ...more

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Oct 13, 2013 Olivia Dixon marked it as to-read

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