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imyerhero's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I did NOT see that ending coming.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Excrement, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, War, Vomit, Self harm, and Murder
2lach's review
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Its a good read, not great but funny and lovable, like a cute 3-legged dog
amynbell's review against another edition
5.0
The prequel to this book, Apocalypticon, is one of my top-ten favorite books (and I've read hundreds including a sizable number of post-apocalyptics). I love the fun interplay of dialogue between the 2 main characters and the strange characters they meet along their post-apocalyptic journey. This book has the same quirks of the first and succeeds in ways that I thought were impossible based on how book #1 ended. I love how the author is able to creatively pull off that same vibe within a different set of circumstances. Honestly, it kept me guessing the whole time. Is Ben delusional, is he not really delusional but his friend is going along with him, did Ben make a mistaken assumption at the end of the first book? Also, what's the point of the whole adventure? The ending is satisfying and pulls the novel together in the best possible way. It answers all these questions, and, of course, now we need a 3rd book in the series.
While the motivation for the post-apocalyptic journey of first book is visiting Disney World, the motivation for the journey of the second book is retrieving a stolen Jansport backpack. Ben's adventures are filled with train bandits, a damsel on the tracks, a city of women, ruthies, a berserker she-woman hot on his trail, weird canyon adventures, a bengal tiger, zombie-not-zombies, and a rumored scientific compound.
The book is also just as full of quirky lines as the first book. I'll leave you with a few of my favorites which explain the apocalypse as Ben sees it.
Concerning the grammar of the apocalypse:
Concerning traps of the apocalypse:
Concerning fashion of the apocalypse:
Concerning body shape of the apocalypse:
Concerning the worst people of the apocalypse:
Anyhow, this series comes highly recommended for a lighthearted yet heartfelt, fun romp through the apocalypse.
While the motivation for the post-apocalyptic journey of first book is visiting Disney World, the motivation for the journey of the second book is retrieving a stolen Jansport backpack. Ben's adventures are filled with train bandits, a damsel on the tracks, a city of women, ruthies, a berserker she-woman hot on his trail, weird canyon adventures, a bengal tiger, zombie-not-zombies, and a rumored scientific compound.
The book is also just as full of quirky lines as the first book. I'll leave you with a few of my favorites which explain the apocalypse as Ben sees it.
Concerning the grammar of the apocalypse:
He’d come to grips with the fact that there weren’t a whole lot of English teachers left alive, and that most AP style guides had probably been incinerated in the name of warmth during one of the five chemical winters that had passed since the Flying Monkeys fell. So now it was up to him to save grammar.
Concerning traps of the apocalypse:
“This is a trap! This is obviously a trap! This is a trap taken right out of the Idiot’s Guide to Traps! Don’t stop the train!
Concerning fashion of the apocalypse:
“But the real reason to carry around a machete...is because if you hold it just right, like when it’s dark and you’re in front of a fire on top of a hill, you’ll be in silhouette, with your machete-shadow stretching across the highway, or the desert, or the rubble, or whatever, and believe me…you will look totally badass.”
Concerning body shape of the apocalypse:
I’m pretty big now. Not fat or anything, but bigger. Apocalypse muscle.” You don’t have apocalypse muscle.
Concerning the worst people of the apocalypse:
“No one like you is supposed to exist. ...You’re a Cormac McCarthy character come to life.”
Anyhow, this series comes highly recommended for a lighthearted yet heartfelt, fun romp through the apocalypse.
hetekivi's review against another edition
5.0
Oh. My. God. This is without a doubt one of the best book series in the genre I've ever read. It made me both laugh until I coughed and cry until my face felt like it was going to blow up. This can NOT be the end. Please let it be third book coming up!
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