Review: A short excursion
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 16, 2013
Stumbled across this adjunct to Out of Gas, and decided to give it a go.Firstly, I appreciated that the author has made this a freebie.  The writing style is similar to Out of Gas ie a bit stilted and basic.  Like Out of Gas it has its share of grammatical errors ( their instead of they're, think's instead of thinks), and the characters are fairly basic.  I believe there were two children in the story but they are relegated to support roles and don't even score a speaking part.  An improvement on OoG is there is much less of the political monologues - and that certainly improve the readability of the storyDespite its limitations, this was an enjoyable read.  Nothing too taxing, but enough going on to keep this reader engaged.  It was also good to read how the heros of OoG were initially viewed by their own family i.e.  it provided a different perspective on the one scenario.  It, as is the case with all TEOTWAWKI stories , makes you appreciate how quickly and realistic it is for our modern world to unravel.Given that it was free, and that I think the author has worked on some of the issues with OoG - four stars seems fair.  The prospective reader has little to lose other than a little time.  Give it a go.