A review by seang81
Afterland by Lauren Beukes

3.0

I really enjoy Lauren Beukes novel 'The Shining Girls' and I think I was hoping for something like that. This novel is a very different animal in that the premise is a world where most men have died due to a virus and the consequences for a mother and her son. Great premise and what coincidental/prophetic timing! I enjoyed the novel to a point but, for me, I felt the pace was off - there didn't really seem any point where I thought the protagonists were going to be in real danger. So, for those looking or an end of the world scenario, Handmaids Tale type of novel - enjoy!