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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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:
No
adventurous
dark
adventurous
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Not something I would normally have picked up if it hadn't been left at our holiday apartment, as neither the subject matter nor the cover (shallow, yes) appealed to me.
However, I'm so glad I did get the chance to read it, as it gripped me from the start. Not an easy holiday read by any means, this tale of survival in a lawless post-apocalyptic world was at times brutal and depressing.
Highly thought provoking!
However, I'm so glad I did get the chance to read it, as it gripped me from the start. Not an easy holiday read by any means, this tale of survival in a lawless post-apocalyptic world was at times brutal and depressing.
Highly thought provoking!
If you enjoyed the grizzled survival march aspect of McCarthy's The Road but were as troubled as I was by the Women are Evil/Faulkner in the Thunderome/Messianc machismo thing he had going on, this will probably be right up your alley.
It misses 5 stars only because it read like Die Hard at times - there's only so much a real human can be expected to reasonably survive. Otherwise a superb novel. I love how Theroux was able to surprise me. His little revelations along the way never felt contrived and shocked me out of my preconceptions. The world he painted was real but terrifying and was a perfect landscape to explore humanity in.