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No Blade of Grass
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At first the virus wiping out grass and crops is of little concern to John Custance. It has decimated Asi…more

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Cameron
Nov 16, 2020 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Probaby the only post-apocalypse novel I've read that is more brutal than The Road. This one is often compared to Lord of the Flies and I think that's quite apt. ...more
Jak
Jul 21, 2010 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Firstly, Firstly, tanks to Em for the recommendation.

This is a great little book which probably bares more relevance today than it did when first published in the 50’s. The story concerns the decent of society into barbarism after a virus wipes out all grass based life on the planet (rice, wheat, barley, corn etc) leading to massive food shortages.

The plot follows an normal family and their friends attempts to leave London and travel cross country to their brothers farm in the Pennines which ca
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Jennifer
Dec 02, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Another dark one. How far would you go to protect what is yours? Pretty far or would you give up and roll over?

Story of survival full of a lot of ethical questions and no answers because it does all come down to what you would do to survive. Even the conclusion is a kick in the gut.
Christine
May 01, 2009 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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