Review: Place this novel on the bookcase next to The Stand
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 26, 2012
Wow, where to begin.Based on the title and limited description, I was expecting your typical end-of-the-world novel ala "One Second After" or "Light's Out".  Because of this, it took me a couple of chapters to become comfortable in this author's world.However, this book is closer to the spiritual journey you are taken on by "The Stand" with maybe a little "Siddhartha", "Chronicles of Narnia", or "Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit" thrown in for good measure.  Not that Joel Varty's "How the World Ends" is anything like those books in regards to story line, but this book makes me THINK and PONDER like those books have."How the World Ends" is a story of life, wandering and rebirth with biblical symbolism thrown in for good measure. I'm sure that if I was better versed in the Bible, I would get even more out of this story.If you are looking for gun battles and mutant zombie bikers, you will not like this book.  Go get yourself a copy of James Wesley, Rawls latest fiction book, "Survivors" or "Grid Down Reality Bites" by Bruce Buckshot Hemming.If you enjoy reading books that make you ponder for days later--why are we here, what does it mean to have a soul, what is our purpose in life, why does anything matter--then you will probably enjoy the journey this book takes you on.Cons--I believe that this story should be tagged differently so that people are not confused by what this book has to offer.  Again, I see this as a little further down the spiritual path than The Stand.Also, there were a few--very, very few--minor grammatical errors. These in no way impede the story and would be cleaned up with another edit.I am very glad I had a chance to read this story and I will be pondering its many meanings for months and years to come.