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Mar 15, 2018 Megan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ammp-fairytale

4.5 stars rounded up

No I'm not crying. Definitely not. Just...you know...something in my eye...

Note: I listened to this one as an audiobook as I struggled with the lack of punctuation in its written format. I figured, I would let the narrator work out who was speaking and when!

This story is a horrifying one. It is bleak and brutal and yet has glimpses of hope and innocence left in a world of disaster and misery. Some of the scenes really are sickening and so not for the faint hearted, one of the ...more

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Apr 09, 2015 Melanie rated it did not like it

I did not like this book. The story was so dark and the writing was not my cup of tea (the characters had no names and when they were talking, there wasn't any indication of that). I also didn't like the swearing. All in all, not a book for me. ...more

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Jul 13, 2014 Beth rated it liked it · review of another edition

Well, okay. Hmm. I knew the words "bleak" and "desolate" have been have been used to describe this book but didn't realize they only begin to characterize a physical and human landscape completely lacking in beauty, hope, and life beyond the barest struggle to survive. Not only that, I wasn't expecting horrors on par with anything I've previously read, with one notable exception I wish I could erase.

Rating this one is tough. Was it good? Yes, I suppose it was. Did I like it? I don't know if "lik ...more

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Jun 16, 2020 John rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook

I get that in a post-apocalyptic world, there isn't likely to be much to talk about, but writing a book where 75% of the dialogue is "Okay." "I know." "I don't know." doesn't really make for an engaging read. ...more

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