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Jocelyn
This isn't really an "enjoy the plot" type of book, since the plot involves the aftermath of nuclear war. We already know, or strongly suspect, that all the characters will be dead by the end of the book. No tricky plot twists!
The focus is more on how the characters cope with all this and come to terms psychologically with the loss of their families, their world, and their own impending death.
Spoiler: this is not the sort of nuclear holocaust book that features a brave survivor struggling to survive while building a lean-to in the rubble and/or fighting off mutant giant rats.
This is the type of nuclear holocaust books where you are waiting for the radioactive clouds to drift towards Australia and wipe humanity off the face of the earth. Everyone already knows there is no chance of survival. The conflict is more like, Should I euthanize my baby right now or wait till the radiation poisoning sets in?
The focus is more on how the characters cope with all this and come to terms psychologically with the loss of their families, their world, and their own impending death.
Spoiler: this is not the sort of nuclear holocaust book that features a brave survivor struggling to survive while building a lean-to in the rubble and/or fighting off mutant giant rats.
This is the type of nuclear holocaust books where you are waiting for the radioactive clouds to drift towards Australia and wipe humanity off the face of the earth. Everyone already knows there is no chance of survival. The conflict is more like, Should I euthanize my baby right now or wait till the radiation poisoning sets in?
Kathy Phillips
This was a sad, sad book. As I reached the last pages of the book I myself was sick with a cold and felt bad, so I kind of reached the point towards the end when I felt like I was dying...good grief. Glad I read it though.
Consuelo Roland
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Tracy Hall
This book is less about plot and more about the characters. The plot was original, but almost secondary.
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