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This story took a long time to warm up to, the narration had a lot to do with that. Present tense is an acquired taste at the best of times, toss in more tell than show, 'she is' 'he is' and a total lack of contractions, and yeah... it took me a while to just go with it.
The story is told from both Taylor and Duncan's point-of-view. I found that odd to start with but it worked well and as much as I hate to say it, I cared more for Duncan than Taylor or her one-dimensional love interest, Kate.
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The story is told from both Taylor and Duncan's point-of-view. I found that odd to start with but it worked well and as much as I hate to say it, I cared more for Duncan than Taylor or her one-dimensional love interest, Kate.
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Definitely recommended.
After The Fall is set in the not so distant future, when a plague eradicates the majority of the human race and the survivors are left to deal with the aftermath. Taylor is a young woman who has spent the last five months struggling to get back to her hometown and family and ends up staying the night at a farm filled with survivors. As you would expect, the one night extends as she finds herself growing attached to the others at the farm, especially Kate, Duncan and Buck. ...more
After The Fall is set in the not so distant future, when a plague eradicates the majority of the human race and the survivors are left to deal with the aftermath. Taylor is a young woman who has spent the last five months struggling to get back to her hometown and family and ends up staying the night at a farm filled with survivors. As you would expect, the one night extends as she finds herself growing attached to the others at the farm, especially Kate, Duncan and Buck. ...more
This one took me a while to get into, but once the story took hold, it was a very enjoyable read.
If you're a fan of The Walking Dead, you'll like this one. And by that, I definitely don't mean there are drooling zombies chasing our characters around and eating their flesh. In fact, this is not a zombie story--it is an illness story, one more akin to Contagion than 28 Days Later. We're not worried about the characters getting "bit" or falling ill because the plague itself has already wiped out al ...more
If you're a fan of The Walking Dead, you'll like this one. And by that, I definitely don't mean there are drooling zombies chasing our characters around and eating their flesh. In fact, this is not a zombie story--it is an illness story, one more akin to Contagion than 28 Days Later. We're not worried about the characters getting "bit" or falling ill because the plague itself has already wiped out al ...more
I enjoyed it. Thought it was well written.
Looking forward to talking about it on Cocktail Hour episode 22! www.cocktailhour.c-spot.net ...more
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