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radagast_the_brown's review against another edition
4.0
Right up my alley of interests, I suppose. Risk perception always makes for fear-inducing fare. A good reminder to get out of my own head. Classic white boy protagonist with a sullen apathy though.
dessa's review against another edition
5.0
I bought this book at chapters on the Ultra Clearance table for $6 more than a year ago. I honestly didn't think it was going to be very good, but boy was I proven wrong, and happily so. PREMISE: Nerd makes a living telling people all the myriad ways they could die at any moment. Poison! Earthquake! Radioactivity! Political dealings gone bad! Flood! But then there really is a flood, one so giant it tears New York apart, and years of imagining the apocalypse have not, in fact, prepared him for the apocalypse.
(As someone with years of experience imagining the apocalypse, this book and this nerd both became very dear to me. Five stars.)
(As someone with years of experience imagining the apocalypse, this book and this nerd both became very dear to me. Five stars.)
audreym612's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
2.75
kaesrin's review
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
johannab99's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
reflective
tense
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
4.5
carolyn's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
mazza57's review against another edition
2.0
This was Ok but had the strangest and most unlikeable characters known to man
courtthebookgirl's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this book, but some of it became tedious. It wasn't as fast-paced as I had hoped given the subject material. I did enjoy Rich's writing.
bookscookiescoffee's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars. The book was written well enough, I just didn't care for it.
lillowo's review
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
An interesting book about a worst case scenario and the fallout. Quite an interesting story!