Agreed about the Postman Movie a huge disappointment LOL!! Another interesting, slightly different title I enjoyed was Soft Apocalypse by Will McIntosh. It's about a sort of motion slide toward the end of the world, at least as we know it.
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I read SOFT APOCALYPSE A year or two ago, and remember liking it to a fair degree...6 out of 10, maybe? Seemed to straddle science fiction and light surrealism a bit too much for me.Twitter: https://twitter.com/ron_clinton
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Originally posted by RonClinton View PostMike, if you get a bite that feels right, reel 'er in 'cause she's (SPARROW ROCK) a beaut'!
Upon finishing it, SPARROW ROCK leapt to join my top favorite post-apocalyptic novels, including THE STAND, SWAN SONG, and THE ROAD. While it's surely not up to the caliber of these classic novels, it's in fine company among them...I'd probably place close to my Top Five. Here's my Top Ten (as of today, anyhow, and off the top of my head):
THE ROAD
THE STAND
I AM LEGEND
SWAN SONG
THE DOG STARS
SPARROW ROCK
THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS
BLOOD CRAZY
DARK ADVENT
THE QUIET EARTHBooks are weapons in the war of ideas.
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Originally posted by RonClinton View PostThanks, Mike. THE POSTMAN is quite good; I wasn't much of a fan of the film, but like in most cases the book was far better. I also liked THE EARTH ABIDES, as well as ON THE BEACH and ALAS BABYLON. Not sure why I always mentally group those three together, but <shrug>. Of the three, I like THE EARTH ABIDES the best, followed by ON THE BEACH and, last, the more miltaristic ALAS BABYLON. In a more contemporary vein, WORLD WAR Z -- the book! -- was also quite good...enjoyed the format Brooks chose to tell the story. Somewhat less contemporarily, Roger Zelazny's DAMNATION ALLEY was also fairly good.
Steve: Sorry for such a thread drift on your For Sale ad!Last edited by c marvel; 02-11-2017, 02:35 AM.Books are weapons in the war of ideas.
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Originally posted by c marvel View PostThe Quiet Earth - - A different title from In That Quiet Earth? I do have ITQE. ~SteveTwitter: https://twitter.com/ron_clinton
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Originally posted by RonClinton View PostMine refers to the 1981 novel by Craig Harrison. Just recently was FINALLY reprinted in tpb.Books are weapons in the war of ideas.
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