A Tidy Armageddon
In rich, descriptive prose shattered by moments of suspense and action, the novel chronicles the journey of a diverse group of soldiers led by Elsie Sharpcot, a Cree sergeant and Afghanistan vet, who must reconcile a desperate hunt for her daughter with the responsibility to safeguard the recruits under her command. Passing with fear and wonder through this mausoleum of human excess, provisioning themselves from its treasures while searching for those they love, this band of misfits amalgamates into their own dysfunctional family as they race to outrun the approaching winter.
Review:
[Read: 04 January 2024]Updated this from a one star to two stars as it was ok and I did enjoy some aspects of the story. However the book had such a good and interesting premise but instead of delivering and expanding on that premise, it was just a really, really boring read. For most of the book it just became a tedious chore of description after description of the products. To get through the book I had to skim through the parts where it was describing what they were seeing or coming across just so I could get to the end.
Also, with an apocalyptic read I like to know how, why, who and what happened to the world. That's why I read apocalyptic books; I like the interesting takes on how different authors write the end of the world scenarios.
In this book, nothing gets explained. Its aggravating and annoying.