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i loved this book super much and wish i could have lived with these people a lot longer (not right there, just in my head). what a fantastically deep, intricate, seamless, warm and human piece of literature. i'm going to read all of this woman's books.
it's a dystopian novel, but it's really not, primarily, about What Happens After The Collapse, though there is that element too. it's about what binds us, what makes us human, and what allows us to tolerate love and tolerate loss. and emily st. joh ...more
it's a dystopian novel, but it's really not, primarily, about What Happens After The Collapse, though there is that element too. it's about what binds us, what makes us human, and what allows us to tolerate love and tolerate loss. and emily st. joh ...more
Sheer perfection.
The pieces of this novel come together like a jigsaw puzzle to form one beautiful yet heartbreaking picture.
I can't even think of anything else to say. ...more
The pieces of this novel come together like a jigsaw puzzle to form one beautiful yet heartbreaking picture.
I can't even think of anything else to say. ...more
An interesting take on dystopian fiction, this unfolds more as a slice-of-life narrative (with multiple perspectives and timelines) before and after a flu pandemic wipes out --iirc -- 99% of the world's population. The 5 main characters are linked via Arthur, a thrice-wed, aging stage and screen star who is among the first to die, but the clear protagonist is Kirsten, a traveling actress in the post-plague world who doesn't remember its first year, but as a child was on stage with Arthur when he
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Was this the best book to follow up Severance with at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic? Sure wasn't but that's how the library holds crumble. Or whatever.
This is a VERY different book. It feels more hopeful - so maybe it was the right follow up? It's further along in the pandemic apocalypse and civilization has more figured out. Plus, Shakespeare.
Genre: Adult books for young adults; Apocalyptic fiction; Literary fiction; Multiple perspectives; Science fiction
Themes: Band of survivors; ...more
This is a VERY different book. It feels more hopeful - so maybe it was the right follow up? It's further along in the pandemic apocalypse and civilization has more figured out. Plus, Shakespeare.
Genre: Adult books for young adults; Apocalyptic fiction; Literary fiction; Multiple perspectives; Science fiction
Themes: Band of survivors; ...more
A great way to start the new year but I don't know if I would recommend reading this book when you are recovering from the flu. For you see, the whole premise of the book is the collapse of society as 99 percent of the world's population dies from a horribly virulent strain of Georgian Flu. The writing is beautiful despite the grim subject matter. The book begins the night of the beginning of the pandemic and follows some of the characters back and forth through past and present. The characters
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So good, but maybe a little too real right now. I picked this up on the recommendation of numerous friends without knowing the premise--the global pandemic and shut down of civilization hit a little close to home.
Dec 12, 2015
Cait
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