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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
Greatest book I've ever read. Compelling and engaging from start to finish, brought out emotions I never thought I'd feel reading a horror novel. Brilliant brilliant brilliant!
Read this in print ages ago, and listened to the audio book over the past year. I initially rated this one three stars, as my memories of the book were just too dim for me to know if my positive impression of it was just cloudy nostalgia or otherwise. Having given it a fresh listen, I'm upping it to 5 stars and putting it on my "Favorites" shelf. This is just a blast, and super-long "doorstop" book that never seems to drag, at least not for me.
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Wow!
It’s taken me 12 days to read this tome of a book which is no easy feat with a toddler! I feel like I’ve taken my time though- really soaking in the characters and wonderful prose. There is no doubt that this book is superbly written and a novel of epic proportions.
So far, in all the books I’ve read of this genre, this is the chefs kiss of post-apocalyptic books.
Predominately set in the aftermath of a nuclear war that has, by in large, wiped out humanity, the book follows some of the protagonist’s and antagonists of the story through their individual experiences and how those experiences culminate into a coming together good vs evil style.
We are given precious narrative into the lives of our main characters before the world blew up and its the flashbacks provided by them that helped me to really navigate & process their decisions whether they were rooted in goodness or down right awful.
This book is simultaneously filled with utter despair and heart wrenching hope. Robert McCammon really pinpoints the wonders and terror of humanity and their bid for survival. Even through the awful parts (and believe me there are some horrendous descriptions in the book) it is truly about survival and how hope has a large part to play in that.
It may seem ridiculous but reading this book has changed my brain chemistry. It terrified me. Genuinely. But it also helped me to understand some of the world…Some of my own personal world and what I may take for granted but also how hope for better things has helped me survive my whole life- so elements of this book felt personal to me. I’ll come back to this book again. I may even rewrite this review as I process my experience with this book. No matter what I know it will never leave me!!
If you want to read an excellent post apocalyptic novel with brilliant writing, great characters and will keep you thinking about it long after- go for a journey with Sister, Swan & Josh and enjoy the ride.
It’s taken me 12 days to read this tome of a book which is no easy feat with a toddler! I feel like I’ve taken my time though- really soaking in the characters and wonderful prose. There is no doubt that this book is superbly written and a novel of epic proportions.
So far, in all the books I’ve read of this genre, this is the chefs kiss of post-apocalyptic books.
Predominately set in the aftermath of a nuclear war that has, by in large, wiped out humanity, the book follows some of the protagonist’s and antagonists of the story through their individual experiences and how those experiences culminate into a coming together good vs evil style.
We are given precious narrative into the lives of our main characters before the world blew up and its the flashbacks provided by them that helped me to really navigate & process their decisions whether they were rooted in goodness or down right awful.
This book is simultaneously filled with utter despair and heart wrenching hope. Robert McCammon really pinpoints the wonders and terror of humanity and their bid for survival. Even through the awful parts (and believe me there are some horrendous descriptions in the book) it is truly about survival and how hope has a large part to play in that.
It may seem ridiculous but reading this book has changed my brain chemistry. It terrified me. Genuinely. But it also helped me to understand some of the world…Some of my own personal world and what I may take for granted but also how hope for better things has helped me survive my whole life- so elements of this book felt personal to me. I’ll come back to this book again. I may even rewrite this review as I process my experience with this book. No matter what I know it will never leave me!!
If you want to read an excellent post apocalyptic novel with brilliant writing, great characters and will keep you thinking about it long after- go for a journey with Sister, Swan & Josh and enjoy the ride.
Very good character-driven, post-apocalyptic story with supernatural elements that doesn't get bogged down with extraneous details. The book is paced really well and I didn't feel like it ever dragged, despite its 856 pages. It has the feel of a comic book or a graphic novel. The bad guys are just absolutely horrendous, which I wouldn't want any other way. McCammon excels at totally grossing you out in a variety of ways.
My only real gripes were the borderline cartoonish way some of the characters spoke (good old Rusty Weathers, for example), and his painfully bad metaphors, i.e. "the bullets whizzed by like flies at a garbage man's convention."
Those things aside, it was a good book that I'd definitely recommend to anyone who's into post-apocalyptic, war, and/or fantasy stuff.
My only real gripes were the borderline cartoonish way some of the characters spoke (good old Rusty Weathers, for example), and his painfully bad metaphors, i.e. "the bullets whizzed by like flies at a garbage man's convention."
Those things aside, it was a good book that I'd definitely recommend to anyone who's into post-apocalyptic, war, and/or fantasy stuff.
Wow. This really scratched the post-apocalypse itch for me. Six stars.