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Lost Everything (2012)

by Brian Francis Slattery(Favorite Author)
3.28 of 5 Votes: 1
ISBN
0765329123 (ISBN13: 9780765329127)
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English
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Tor Books
review 1: At first the sort of stream of conscious narrative of this novel really bugged me, but then I forced myself to relax about it and then quite enjoyed the read. It reminded me of The Road quite a bit, in that it's a story of what happens after It All Goes Wrong, but it's written very differently. Not exactly an uplifting novel, but then again not every novel should be filled with rainbows and unicorns.
review 2: I really enjoyed Slattery's 'Liberation,' and was hoping this novel would be just as good. I was very disappointed. He's an excellent writer, but this novel went nowhere - like McCarthy's 'The Road' but with an uneven, disjointed plot. As in the case of 'The Road,' Slattery offers no specifics as to how the world was ruined, just handwaving in the directi
... moreon of climate change. What was so great about 'Liberation' was his ability to bring a social scientist's eye to the genre. less
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sup
Thought this book had promise, but I just couldn't get into it.
annie
I couldn't finish it, too depressing. Maybe another time.
Hendernet
Beautifully written, but unrelentingly bleak.
ninyah
Abandoned after about 100 pages.
ashes_unicorn
Emotionally moving.
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