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leahnoel 's review for:
The Last Ship
by William Brinkley
Gripping story of an American nuclear destroyer that luckily, miraculously, survived nuclear fallout and searches for uncontaminated land to live on while also stretching fuel and food reserves enough to tie them over until they can find more or produce more. The crew experiences a number of unforeseen challenges, and since the book is narrated by the ship’s captain in past tense we get a very nice top-down perspective on the strategies, pitfalls, and generally widespread effects of the events as they play out. It also is a sort of critique of human nature and explores the best and worst impulses of the psyche when faced with the aftermath of nuclear war. Thrilling post-apocalyptic tale.
I listened to this as an audio book and I had a hard time “putting it down” so to speak. There were only one or two events that I thought were sort of predictable, but overall I thought most of it was unpredictable. Author used lots of foreshadowing and some symbolism to shape the plot and atmosphere.
Some reviews complain about the writer’s style being long winded and boring, but it could be that not everyone can appreciate a navy captain’s perspective nor enjoy reading about the necessary decisions one would have to make and the reasoning behind them. To me it was a riveting book and I really enjoyed this read.
I listened to this as an audio book and I had a hard time “putting it down” so to speak. There were only one or two events that I thought were sort of predictable, but overall I thought most of it was unpredictable. Author used lots of foreshadowing and some symbolism to shape the plot and atmosphere.
Some reviews complain about the writer’s style being long winded and boring, but it could be that not everyone can appreciate a navy captain’s perspective nor enjoy reading about the necessary decisions one would have to make and the reasoning behind them. To me it was a riveting book and I really enjoyed this read.