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ahatchfield 's review for:
Swan Song
by Robert R. McCammon
I couldn't think of a good reason not to give this book five stars. I'm not a huge fan of post apocalyptic stories for some reason, still, the book itself was very good. The story was very well written with great characters, pacing, and scale. I don't feel as though I felt the emotional weight at the end of the story that was intended but I think that may have more to do with me just not favoring this type of story than the story itself. I've heard a lot of people comparing this to Stephen King's The Stand, and there are a lot of similarities, so I can see why. I will say that I liked this a lot better than The Stand. I always felt like the characters in The Stand progressed into a nice little civilized community far too quickly. Maybe I'm cynical, but, I think there would be a lot more brutal, horrible, human behavior in a post apocalyptic world than Stephen King apparently did. In Swan Song though; we get a good look at the ugly human nature that I imagine would emerge in a lawless land and it made for great conflict! So overall: Strong story but not one I'd re-read or necessarily recommend. My Robert McCammon book recommendation remains the amazing "Boy's Life".