The Deluge (Leisure Fiction)
by Mark Morris
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Author: Mark MorrisEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-12
ISBN: 0843958936
Number of pages: 342
Publisher: Leisure Books
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Book Review: A Most Unsatisyfing Post-Apocalyptic Book
Summary: 1 Stars
It is difficult knowing where to start a review for a book that may just possibly be the worst mainstream post-apocalyptic book I have ever read. All due respect to other reviewers on this site, but The Deluge really is that bad. Let me explain, and if I blow some of the plot, you may thank me later:
One - Plot: A mysterious huge flood engulfs London, and only those in the highest floors survive. A few survivors try to stay alive, travel North seeking one of the survivors' ex-wife and son, encountering mysterious alien-like monsters along the way. The flood is never explained, it recedes after three days, the monsters are never explained...in fact, pretty much nothing is ever explained. Get to the end and you will say "What? Did I miss something? Why did the flood happen? Who are the monsters? Where are the survivors going? Are there other people alive somewhere?" and on and on.
Two - Dialogue: So unrealistic and sappy, it defies explanation. In the midst of battles they crack jokes, the dialogue throughout is stilted and overly simplistic, some of the survivors at first don't want to carry guns or defend themselves, even though 99.9999% of the population is dead and they have no weapons (huh?..oh yeah, they say "Well, everyone else might be friendly!" OH BROTHER). This group may very well be the most clueless stupid group of apocalypse survivors ever thought of.
Three - Lask of expanation: Absolutely nothing is explained, from the flood to the monsters. How is that possible? What was the writer thinking? Plus, the story goes nowhere, and at the end of the book, nothing is resolved. And I mean nothing.
In the end, this book tries to combine the apocalypse with a monster chase story, and both are DOA. If you want to read this book, heck, I'll sell you my copy really cheap. At that, you'll be overpaying.
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