The Dewey Decimal system

a novel

by

251 pages

English language

Published Dec. 30, 2011 by Akashic Books.

ISBN:
978-1-61775-010-6
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OCLC Number:
669754839

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New York City has collapsed, and a veteran, nicknamed "Dewey Decimal" because he works in the New York Public Library, agrees to become a henchman for a New York D. A., but soon comes to regret his participation in the violence and mayhem involved in his work.

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reviewed The Dewey Decimal system by Nathan Larson

Review of 'The Dewey Decimal system' on 'Storygraph'

It may be weird to say that I am a fan of dystopian near-future settings. I have a morbid fascination with bleak, sparse landscapes and crumbling infrastructure; I remain hopeful that I will never have to live in such a world, but constantly wonder what type of person I would be if I survived in one.

In "The Dewey Decimal System", Larson creates an instantly engaging survivor as a protagonist, and a compelling city in ruins around him. Larson's staccato, fragmented style makes this a quick and brutal read with plenty of physical and emotional carnage. I only wished for more scenes in the New York Public Library, yearning for more details of this post-apocalyptic information age that seems entirely devoid of the 'net.

Subjects

  • Public libraries
  • Fiction

Places

  • New York (N.Y.)