A review by smashingreads
One Second After by William R. Forstchen

slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

Initial thoughts: This book is awful to the point that I’m confused how and why other people like it. It objectifies women, acts as if being American is the be-all and end-all, treats conversations as historical monologues, and has a questionable timeline. I stuck through it because Wikipedia mentioned
there would be a fight against cannibals
, but it was an extremely small portion of the book.

I was also disappointed that the book was all about the MC. I cant even pretend to care about the MC because of his views towards women, constant references to being American, and monologuing.

My other heartache was that I was interested in the things the book didn’t spend time on (the town as a whole, the impact of the disaster, the conflicts that are mostly glazed over, the things the town did to improve the situation, the deaths and causes of death in town, etc.) and I didn’t care for the things the book focused on (the MC and monologuing about history).

Overall, this book felt as shallow as its MC.

(It may be worth mentioning - I currently have to interact with a sexist monologuer and I have lost all tolerance for it)
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