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I was pleasantly surprised by the nature of this post-apocalypse story. Unlike most works in the genre that I've read or watched this one didn't strongly feature danger, fear and violence but instead focused on how people cope after such an event. What made life have meaning before and what makes it have meaning now in this new world. Survival is insufficient.
The characters were believable and relateable in their own ways and I liked the way that their lives both before and after the Georgia Fl ...more
The characters were believable and relateable in their own ways and I liked the way that their lives both before and after the Georgia Fl ...more
Couldn't put this down. Recommend to everyone ever.
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I HATE dystopian books. I may be the only person who thought Hunger Games was boring. I quit reading The Road. So I was surprised how much I enjoyed this book. Maybe I liked it because of the back stories, which helped me get into it and stay connected. There was one scene of a woman experiencing isolation in her life that is so well written it almost gave me chills. So anyway, I now have one dystopian novel I liked.
3.75 stars! I enjoyed it and it seemed all too plausible. Was hoping for something more from the ending, however!
A ton of friends raved about this book to me, so I thought I'd give it a try. I like apocalyptic lit most of the time, and this story was certainly gripping from the beginning.
However, it is far more cerebral than I expected, with so many flashbacks and other time line jumping. At least the transitions to the flashbacks are strong and obvious, and I felt like a lot of the characters' decisions post-flu-world were reasonable and understandable instead of outrageous. And the end is pretty satisfyi ...more
However, it is far more cerebral than I expected, with so many flashbacks and other time line jumping. At least the transitions to the flashbacks are strong and obvious, and I felt like a lot of the characters' decisions post-flu-world were reasonable and understandable instead of outrageous. And the end is pretty satisfyi ...more
Loved this so so much.
I liked this book more than I thought I would. There were some things I wanted more of (holes in some of the back stories filled in for one) and others I could have taken less of (mostly Arthur, he was devoid of likeability and tedious to read about). It didn't amaze me but it did entertain me.
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One of my recent favorite books. This is the post-apocalyptic world as I prefer to imagine it. Beautiful and engrossing.
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