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A review by nimrodiel
Aftermath by LeVar Burton
5.0
Levar Burton's books have been the source of much book angst over the years every time we see them in the bookstore. I've picked this off the shelves and put it back so many times rather than be disappointed like some of the other sci-fi books written by Star Trek stars *coughWilliamShattnercough*
I'm glad that I finally got a chance to read this one. It is very reminiscent to the directions that our world has been leaning. The recent economic crisis, on top of the vote next week to see if the country will have its first African-American President, and even the earthquake that happened this spring on the Madrid Fault here in the Mid-West (while not at the scale in this story it was a wake up call that bad things could happen) all popped into my mind while reading through the intro to the story. However, I have faith that discord such as this won't happen in the here and now for the same reasons.
It was a very dark look at the way the world could change just like *snaps* that. While I didn't find it as strong of a story as Octavia Butler's Parable of a Sower it was a very good book. I finished it in two bus trips to and from school and work.
I'm glad to say that this was a good famous author experience and I'm really glad to have read this. Now to see what else he has written *grin*
I'm glad that I finally got a chance to read this one. It is very reminiscent to the directions that our world has been leaning. The recent economic crisis, on top of the vote next week to see if the country will have its first African-American President, and even the earthquake that happened this spring on the Madrid Fault here in the Mid-West (while not at the scale in this story it was a wake up call that bad things could happen) all popped into my mind while reading through the intro to the story. However, I have faith that discord such as this won't happen in the here and now for the same reasons.
It was a very dark look at the way the world could change just like *snaps* that. While I didn't find it as strong of a story as Octavia Butler's Parable of a Sower it was a very good book. I finished it in two bus trips to and from school and work.
I'm glad to say that this was a good famous author experience and I'm really glad to have read this. Now to see what else he has written *grin*