Review: An "ok" apocalyptic story
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 27, 2012
The story begins with several accounts of weird things; like assassinations made to look like robberies of suicides, people stealing or destroying information relating toA meteor passes by the sun, causing all manner of natural disasters that rip apart the land and eradicate most of humanity. Muterra is a tale about the survivors, primarily focusing on Keith Bishop.The ways people cope with their the loss of civilization is interesting. In the new civilization, people are not truly free because they are so reliant on the resources that those at the top provide. Past that, some things could have been done better. Keith isn't very engaging as a character, he comes off as fairly flat.  Other characters are a little more rounded out and interesting, but less time is spent on them.Sometimes I felt confused while reading, as the setting would often shift to show different characters (some named and some not) and I'd be left to wonder at the connection or why these segues were relevant. Occasionally there is an overuse of pronouns that leads to pronoun confusion. Muterra also has its fair share of cliches and contrived events. Overall the book didn't really interest me. The explanation for the disaster was thorough, and I don't think the story is all bad. It was okay, but nothing that stood out particularly amazing for this genre. Hopefully a sequel could improve on these issues. It serves as a good piece of light reading.