What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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ABANDONED. Story about some form of nuclear/atomic event, man left wondering on his own, sealing clothes from washing lines etc and hunting for other survivors. Read in '97/'98 for GCSE English
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Entirely possible Kris, I'll have to read both books (of course!) to double check though. Thank you! :)
Michelle, do you recall where the book was set (UK, US, Canada, Europe)? Do you recall any other characters that he encounters? Do you recall anything about the end -- does he survive, does he get killed, does he die of some accident?What about the book itself -- hardback or paperback? Anything about the cover? At the time you read it, do you have a sense of whether it was a new book or older one?
I read this book too for gcse English, I remember what you descibe. I think the cover was blue with some black cloud perhaps. I thought it was called Ash Road but when I look that up it doesn't sound like the same story. The other detail I remember is the characters who had survived were not sure why they had and not others.
Thank you all!I think it was Z for Zachariah. I have found the book and ordered just need to read to confirm now....Thank you all.
I think it was set in UK, was a newish book when I got it at beginning of gcse year, and possibly paperback.
Will update once I have read it and worked out if it is the same one :-)
It would be really interesting to know if it is this book, I don't recognise the covers but perhaps the school books were different. Would love to read this again, the only school book that was memorable for me !
Z for Zachariah was studied in UK schools around then (I remember reading a copy that my brother studied) but I'm pretty sure it isn't the book you're looking for. Its main character is a teenage girl (although there is a man in it), the entire story is in one fairly small location and there's no searching for other survivors, washing lines, shacks or dog as far as I remember. Can you remember anything else about it?
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What's the Name of That Book???
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'Mushroom shaped cloud' in the distance
He had water and food, but needed to find more
was hoping to find things that were edible/usable and not contaminated
I think there may have been a dog involved, a dirt road and possibly some shacks?
Must have been written before 1997 as it was included in English GCSE
Again, Please please help, I would really like to read this book again, if I can ever find it.
I think it was the having to read over and over and over and over again that made me forget the important bits!!