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2 stars and that's for the idea of the novel.
although the story, theme, and the feelings Shute TRIES to render (but fails) are good enough (esp the idea of novel is genuine), but I don't understand how come he has become a novelist?! the style, wording, characterization, dialogues, and many more... are awful! you can see the lack of imagination, inability to convey emotion to reader, and a bad and not a bit enjoyable way of creating suspense all over the novel.
I'm not disputing the idea or the t ...more
although the story, theme, and the feelings Shute TRIES to render (but fails) are good enough (esp the idea of novel is genuine), but I don't understand how come he has become a novelist?! the style, wording, characterization, dialogues, and many more... are awful! you can see the lack of imagination, inability to convey emotion to reader, and a bad and not a bit enjoyable way of creating suspense all over the novel.
I'm not disputing the idea or the t ...more
I don't usually read apocalyptic novels but this was really good. Although some of it was a bit dated it was still a good warning to us all. The biggest surprise to me was the way that everyone managed to cope by using denial.
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Aug 23, 2012
Helen
marked it as goodreads-reccommendations
Sep 13, 2012
Xiri
marked it as to-read
Dec 27, 2014
Liz
marked it as to-read
Aug 02, 2019
Pennygale
marked it as to-read
May 24, 2021
Nicki
marked it as to-read
