Review: Yesterday's Gone: The Tetris of Serialized Fiction
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 28, 2011
Yesterday's Gone is perfect for today's attention-deficit but entertainment demanding reader. At first, I didn't think I would like the serialized format, so I bought the whole kit and kaboodle. As the adventure unrolled on my Kindle, I actually felt as if I were watching a well-scripted television drama. It was clear that Sean Platt and David Wright intended to remain true to the types of shows they love to watch. Indeed, my own reading style fit this format. I read a chapter or two at a time, always eager to get to the next piece of this fascinating puzzle.And what a puzzle! Yesterday's Gone starts with a weird apocalyptic event, seemingly disparate characters and some disturbing signs that all was not right with the world. But there's no rushing the Apocalypse: the book treated me to a voyeuristic journey into unbridled lawlessness, both mundane and outrageous. Looting, house-breaking, car-stealing, plundering and pillaging. And that's just the first Episode.The collaborative skill of the authors - part of the mystique of this series - is presented seamlessly. Yesterday's Gone reads like the work of a single, gifted weaver. The cliff-hangers all snap into place at just the right moments. Perfect for taking a reluctant break.I can't wait for season two...