Reviews

The Day After Oblivion by Tim Washburn

tiggytiggy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

duderun's review

1.0

My biggest critique is that every woman killed was also raped??? I mean yes that will happen but ever single woman?? Including the teenage girl??? For that reason alone I will never recommend this book. The rest of this book pales in comparison to the horrible raping. I cannot get the phrase “blood soaked the ground under her vagina” out of my head because of course a man is going to write about raping and murdering women. 

cpiemontese's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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

2.75

randiroo's review against another edition

5.0

Highbrow literature this is not, but it is an incredibly thrilling and engrossing book. I could not put it down. I want to read more! I'm always looking for apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic books because I can't get enough of them, but I just keep seeing the same ones recommended over and over (most of which I've read already or which deal with aliens, an area not of interest to me); this book was recommended to me by a student and completely captivated me from beginning to end. Washburn knows how to write a great thriller, and I immediately added the rest of his books to my Amazon cart.

If you enjoy this book for what is: an intense, action-packed thriller, you'll love it. If you start the book expecting extensive character development, you'll be disappointed. This book is all about plot, but that was exactly what I was looking for. I highly recommend this to fellow fans of thrillers and/or apocalyptic tales.