The Fireman
==== Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
Agamedes Consulting / Problems? Solved.
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"I think and think, for months, for years. Ninety-nine times the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right." … Einstein
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dying for you to read my blog: notdotdeaddotyet.blogspot.com.au :-)
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by Joe Hill
science fiction
copyright 2016
read in March 2019
rated 9/10: really really good
science fiction with character and complexity. the what-if that drives the story is simple, its impact is enormous. the what-if remains central yet the story is about our society's response. yes, "our" society; this is a near-future apocalypse.
not even "near future". what if this disaster were to strike *today* ? this book charts the apocalypse. with both societal and personal detail. it does it well.
in the first half the book occasionally drags. every action is described in detail. for a while i was wishing it would just hurry up... but it is never boring. just detailed.
about half a dozen times there is line such as, but it was three months before he spoke again. in a story where a lot happens, this forecast is annoying. a minor quibble.
there's a reference to that ultimately miserable book, the road. this book offers a far more positive view of people in a destroyed world. (despite the sting in the tail.)
the theme is apocalyptic. death is everywhere. yet this book is enjoyable: tense, fascinating, violent, warm. really really good.
==== Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
Agamedes Consulting / Problems? Solved.
===
"I think and think, for months, for years. Ninety-nine times the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right." … Einstein
===
dying for you to read my blog: notdotdeaddotyet.blogspot.com.au :-)
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