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lauramcc7's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Racism, Racial slurs, and War
theneverendingtbr's review against another edition
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
“You see, all their lives, ever since they’ve known anything, they’ve lived under the shadow of war - atomic war. For them the abnormal has become normal. All their lives they have heard nothing else, and they expect it.”
Okay, this is my last read of 2020.
As it was one of the first apocalyptic novels ever written (1959) I wasn't expecting it to be brutal such as the likes of The Road by Cormac McCarthy but it was still a good story regardless.
I will say though that I think it was very unrealistic, like the rest of America is devastated with nuclear weaponry and the survivors in Florida are upbeat about it and very well prepared with dealing with everything. Like surviving, rebuilding and organising their resources is something they've been practicing, there doesn't seen to be much struggle; apart from those spectacles.
Having said all of this, I did like it, it was a quick read and it was a good story and I can appreciate the fact that this book influenced a lot of great books in the Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic genre.
I give it 4/5》
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, and Sexism
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