Review: Fun and engrossing
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 5, 2014
I borrowed this from a friend who recommended it. I usually don't go for this style of book. But I knew from the first few pages that this was not going to be like any other book in this genre that I have read.It's hard to peg just what genre this is. Sure, there are dystopian and post-apocalyptic elements in it, but there are no huge man-made or natural cataclysm that kills millions and wipes out cities. The disaster depicted in this book is more subtle than that and I liked that.The people rule the story and the people did the killing. It was a refreshing change from zombies and undead and viruses and super storms.The structure of the book is also unique. I'm not usually a fan of flashback chapters, but these were done so well, I didn't mind. The chapters have pretty clever titles, which made the transition from real time to flashback even smoother. Well done.If you don't like plots that go from A to B to C, then this is not the book for you. If you like well-crafted fiction, pick this one up.