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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
This may be a short story but damn D'Lacey packs a lot in. Not only does it offer a fast paced story, a post-apocalyptic mystery and a fight for survival it also adds in a psychological edge and a bit of social commentary not to mention a twisted form of nature possibly seeking revenge (I can't mention any more as I'll end up spoiling it for you). My only issue is that it is too short and leaves everything on a knife edge, so so cruel.
I won this book from a Goodreads competition. There was some original trouble with delivery and the author was so kind as to send me another.
I would recommend this book for anyone interested in delving into the minds of others. The author does an amazing job of showing you the life and thoughts of Sheri Foley. She's not exactly a nice person, and has terrible taste choosing her partners, but her memoirs are written in such a way as to make the human in her appeal to you more than her faults. Her experiences are easy to relate to, and her philosophy of life is gritty and stark, like anyone changed by such a disaster.
The plot wasn't mediocre either. The twists were just twisty enough to be surprising, and just surprising enough to become effective storytelling. The book is very short, and the cover is low-resolution and could be better by far, but in this case it is certainly not prudent to judge a book by it's cover.
It is perhaps a little too short, and the story could have been expanded to fill a bigger book without having to compromise on any of the remaining mysteries. My last fiction book took me a fortnight to read, this one only took me an hour. In it's favour though, despite being quick it succeeded in drawing me in.
I did not enjoy the frequent references to her as a woman. Not just a normal woman. A woman holding a gun! And the usual rhetorical question about "How could that have come about?" as though it was some huge thing for her to not still be hairdressing. I got to know her as a person first and a woman second, and the references to how strange it is for women to hold guns seemed forced and unnecessary.
I am also not such a fan of swearing and sex references so early in any story. However, in this case the swearing is a big part of her character and the "Can I get laid now?" bits turned out to be part of the later plot, where a character takes on a disturbingly paedophillic view of Hobbes' Leviathan.
Four stars, with extra kudos because the author is such a nice guy.
[EDIT] I came to realise recently that this book is by far the best and most entertaining novel given to me to review, and I actually find myself wanting to read it again someday soon. So, I have changed my rating to five stars.
I would recommend this book for anyone interested in delving into the minds of others. The author does an amazing job of showing you the life and thoughts of Sheri Foley. She's not exactly a nice person, and has terrible taste choosing her partners, but her memoirs are written in such a way as to make the human in her appeal to you more than her faults. Her experiences are easy to relate to, and her philosophy of life is gritty and stark, like anyone changed by such a disaster.
The plot wasn't mediocre either. The twists were just twisty enough to be surprising, and just surprising enough to become effective storytelling. The book is very short, and the cover is low-resolution and could be better by far, but in this case it is certainly not prudent to judge a book by it's cover.
It is perhaps a little too short, and the story could have been expanded to fill a bigger book without having to compromise on any of the remaining mysteries. My last fiction book took me a fortnight to read, this one only took me an hour. In it's favour though, despite being quick it succeeded in drawing me in.
I did not enjoy the frequent references to her as a woman. Not just a normal woman. A woman holding a gun! And the usual rhetorical question about "How could that have come about?" as though it was some huge thing for her to not still be hairdressing. I got to know her as a person first and a woman second, and the references to how strange it is for women to hold guns seemed forced and unnecessary.
I am also not such a fan of swearing and sex references so early in any story. However, in this case the swearing is a big part of her character and the "Can I get laid now?" bits turned out to be part of the later plot, where a character takes on a disturbingly paedophillic view of Hobbes' Leviathan.
Four stars, with extra kudos because the author is such a nice guy.
[EDIT] I came to realise recently that this book is by far the best and most entertaining novel given to me to review, and I actually find myself wanting to read it again someday soon. So, I have changed my rating to five stars.
I quite liked this little tale. The twist on zombie stories was especially nice, and unexpected.
I kept thinking of the computer game Plants vs. Zombies -- what if the plants WERE the zombies :-)
Another winner by JDL :-)!!
I kept thinking of the computer game Plants vs. Zombies -- what if the plants WERE the zombies :-)
Another winner by JDL :-)!!
Fairly okay book, though I wish it was a bit longer than it's 75 pages. I liked the human touch in this book and the kick-ass female lead character.