Lost Everything
2012 novel by Brian Francis Slattery
0765329123 Lost Everything is an apocalyptic science fiction novel by Brian Francis Slattery, published in 2012 by Tor Books.[1] The novel received the 2012 Philip K. Dick Award.[2]
The novel takes place in an apocalyptic America plagued by civil war after fierce storms have decimated major cities.[1]
The novel follows Sunny Jim as he travels up a river with a group of other survivors in search of his wife and son.[1]
Reception
Kirkus Reviews praised the novel's setting and the development of familial relationships, but said that, "the novel is plagued by an unsatisfying, scattershot execution."[1] Publishers Weekly compared the novel's themes to Cormac McCarthy's The Road, but wrote that the novel suffered from pacing problems and was morbid without sufficient relief.[3] Woman's Day reviewer Alexandra Gekas disagreed that the novel lacked relief, writing "The people we meet [in the novel] certainly show intense cruelty, but there are also moments of profound kindness, small, but powerful gestures of love and a great sense of hope overriding hopelessness."[4]
The novel received the 2012 Philip K. Dick Award.[2]
External links
- Wall Street Journal review
- AV Club review
References
- ^ a b c d "Lost Everything Review". Kirkus Reviews. Mar 19, 2012. Retrieved Mar 7, 2014.
- ^ a b DeNardo, John (Mar 30, 2013). "WINNER: 2012 Philip K. Dick Award". SF Signal. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved Mar 7, 2014.
- ^ "Lost Everything Review". Publishers Weekly. May 7, 2012. Retrieved Mar 7, 2014.
- ^ Gekas, Alexandra (Jun 5, 2012). "Lost Everything by Brian Francis Slattery". Woman's Day. Retrieved Mar 7, 2014.
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