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A review by unicornsbookshelf
The First Five Minutes of the Apocalypse by Brandon Applegate
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
4.25
I tend to drop short story collections in the middle. I tend to be very picky and the moment I feel like something is a chore to read, I put it down and DNF. I have DNFed some very anticipated short story collections like this and tend to avoid them.
This one I finished in one day.
I was mostly lured in by the cover and the premise. It was pretty cheap as well so me and my friend got it without very high expectations but I was curious. I started reading it and got hooked.
Sure, there are stories that are a miss but the hits hit HARD. What I love about apocalypse stories is how they can fill you with both dread and sadness. The first story in this collection is in the first category but I also found many that belong to the second. The variety of perspectives and reactions to the end of the world the authors presented was truly refreshing and I highly anticipated what awaits me on the next page. I also loved to see all the different ideas on how the world ends and what causes it.
My favorite stories were Dirt and Blood and Silence as well as The Viridescent Dark. They both broke my heart.
If you want to feel a delightful mixture of dread, sadness, and anxiety, you absolutely should check this book out. Make sure to check the trigger warnings though, because some of the content can be upsetting.
This one I finished in one day.
I was mostly lured in by the cover and the premise. It was pretty cheap as well so me and my friend got it without very high expectations but I was curious. I started reading it and got hooked.
Sure, there are stories that are a miss but the hits hit HARD. What I love about apocalypse stories is how they can fill you with both dread and sadness. The first story in this collection is in the first category but I also found many that belong to the second. The variety of perspectives and reactions to the end of the world the authors presented was truly refreshing and I highly anticipated what awaits me on the next page. I also loved to see all the different ideas on how the world ends and what causes it.
My favorite stories were Dirt and Blood and Silence as well as The Viridescent Dark. They both broke my heart.
If you want to feel a delightful mixture of dread, sadness, and anxiety, you absolutely should check this book out. Make sure to check the trigger warnings though, because some of the content can be upsetting.