Elizabeth B. (Cattriona) - reviewed on 10/2/2011 + 200 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

I am a fan of post-apocalyptic fiction, but was not impressed with this title. The plot was thin and predictable, the characters were not well-drawn, and some of the story details just didn't make sense. Nuclear bombs are dropped on the U.S., and everyone in a rural Texas area runs away to an unknown location, abandoning their homes and belongings, except for a few folks living off the grid, who don't learn of the event for over a week. Fallout never affects them, and the characters appear to make nonsensical decisions while trying to survive, such as giving away food, leaving stores of seed behind in abandoned barns, and completely forgetting about their missing neighbors' livestock as a food/breeding source. This is not Stewart's "Earth Abides" -- this is lukewarm amateur storytelling. Not recommended except for the most die-hard fans of apocalyptic fiction who want to read everything out there.

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