Review: A terrifying but believable take on apocalypse
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2014
This dystopian tale has several plusses:1. The main character is a fully mature man who has never faced a true challenge before. the author has given him talents , skills and interests which equip him to face a world without electric power and complex technology. A man who had been underrated by all, including his wife, proves not to be a crank after all. He is not perfect but certainly ideal to face the circumstances of the story.2. Most of the other characters, though not so well developed, are believable and act , though stressed out, like normal human beings.3. It takes very little time for the hero to understand the implications of what has happened and to realize what he needs to do.4. Though some people lose their better humanity very quickly, Most, though sheep-like, behave in a civilized and responsible manner.5. The plot is simple with the characters behaving normally and responsibly in an extreme situation.I did not much care for the wife--it was hard to see why the hero did, but she was as generous and hospitable as she could be in the situation. I think Kurt Gepner, like many male authors, does not really understand women. The ones he seems to admire are masculinized, which is good in a frontier society, but these women have been brought up to be civilized with tastes and interests much different from the world they are facing.But really, the post-apocalyptical world has never been presented more understandably and for that alone this book deserves all five stars. Much as I like and admire Stephen King, I found this more gripping than his works with their supernatural touches.