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Wanderers (Wanderers, #1)

Chuck Wendig

Start date: December 15, 2020

Finish date: January 1, 2020

Discussion: AW BOOK CLUB (spoilers)

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Apr 02, 2020 Christine Verstraete rated it liked it

Shelves: 2019-apocalypse, 2020-dystopian-apocalypse

I seldom give a middle of the road rating but if I compare this to other books I've read that were more gripping and ramped up the action sooner, then this doesn't rank higher than 3.5. At 750+ pages, too long. Way too long. It spends too much time with the 'sleepwalkers' walking and other filler like the 'rock star' Pete though he did kind of grow on you after awhile. It takes too long to get to the explanations and reasons for the events and the 'showdown.' So much could've been cut which was ...more

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Apr 25, 2023 Holli rated it really liked it

Brilliant! I had to check the date that it was written. So much covid like stuff and written in 2019. Well developed characters, interesting twists and even though it was a long 32 hour listen, it kept my attention for the majority of it. Some parts got a little long or repetitive but for the most part the story chugged a long at a great pace. I really enjoyed the ending, even though it leaves room for the next part of the story.

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Dec 21, 2020 Cameron rated it did not like it

Shelves: post-apocalypse, waste-of-paper

This author's politics are absolutely oozing out of every page right from the start. Stereotypes abound. I made it a few chapters in before I googled Chuck Wendig and, wow, dude is carrying around a lot of hate. There's always gonna be an audience for that kind of vitriol and opinion lecturing, (same as in One Second After) but it's not my bag. ...more

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Sep 02, 2019 Abby rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Fun, but rather long, read

An apocalyptic book with a different look at how civilization ends. A variety of flawed heroes, a disease that gradually destroys the mind, an all-encompassing computer program that may or may not have humans' best interest in its coding...and much more. Definitely a must-read for end-of-the-world aficionados. ...more

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