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Travis
Jul 09, 2017 rated it really liked it
4.5 stars

--first-person narration told in a stream-of-consciousness style

--great prose, written in a sometimes fragmentary, disjointed style that focuses on getting ideas on the page and eschews traditional grammatical strictures

--visceral, vivid descriptions throughout; well drawn action scenes; several moving scenes (especially those involving the death of Hig's dog, Jasper)

--grim, dark, pessimistic view of human nature in a post-apocalyptic world: every person for herself/himself with a "shoo
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Becky
Jul 19, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Finally, a "what happens after a plague has killed off almost all the population" book that is written for adults. A fast read you don't want to put down, or at least get back to soon. worth reading, pick it up and take a chance. ...more
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Jul 20, 2017 rated it it was ok
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