Paperback, 336 pages
Published May 7, 2013 by Vintage.
Distinctive among apocalypse stories for its vivid portrayals of the natural world. Also it takes place in a part of Colorado where I've lived, and I enjoyed having a sense of the geography.
Tender; gentle; smart — not your run-of-the-mill postapocalyptic novel. Damn, I enjoyed this! It hooked me from the beginning and kept me rapt the whole way through despite the choppy writing, too-perfect characters, one-dimensional villains, and an Infinite Improbability drive turned on Eleven; and I can’t even tell you why. It’s just a great story with noble characters, tough situations, and vivid imagery.
(Oh and FWIW there's no comparison to Cormac McCarthy, whose writing I can't abide).
Did not finish.
Nick Adams + Swiss Family Robinson + Riders of the Purple Sage
