A flu bug wipes out most of the United States, leaving society stripped to its basest form; some years later, a lonely pilot, his trusted dog, and his slightly less trustworthy heavily-armed friend contemplate what's next in Peter Heller's The Dog Stars.
My short review would be that if you love dogs, and you love the Apocalypse, you should definitely check out Heller's freshman work. In its muscular writing style that favors the outdoors it probably reminds me of a slightly more upbeat version of Cormac McCarthy's The Road, but Heller's book has merits all its own.
Our melancholy protagonist is hunkered down at an airport, thinking about a long-ago signal he heard from another control tower. His eventual decision to begin a journey to follow that voice, even if it leads to his doom in the wider world, makes up the bulk of the story.
I have already recommended this to several people and, despite some genre overtones, would recommend this to anyone interested in general fiction.
I bought this with some birthday money from Amazon and enjoyed it quite a bit.
My short review would be that if you love dogs, and you love the Apocalypse, you should definitely check out Heller's freshman work. In its muscular writing style that favors the outdoors it probably reminds me of a slightly more upbeat version of Cormac McCarthy's The Road, but Heller's book has merits all its own.
Our melancholy protagonist is hunkered down at an airport, thinking about a long-ago signal he heard from another control tower. His eventual decision to begin a journey to follow that voice, even if it leads to his doom in the wider world, makes up the bulk of the story.
I have already recommended this to several people and, despite some genre overtones, would recommend this to anyone interested in general fiction.
I bought this with some birthday money from Amazon and enjoyed it quite a bit.
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