I loved this novel.
This type of novel is the sort of novel that I love. I really enjoy post-apocalyptic fiction. My book collection is a good example of this. Albeit my novels are typically related to the zombie apocalypse, I really do enjoy the whole trope of having to survive, and returning to basics.
One of my favourite video games is a good throwback to this trope. I really enjoy a game called Fallout 3, which is set after a nuclear apocalypse, is a good example of this trope. It talks about the need to survive in the barren Wasteland. What I personally enjoy is how all branches of humanity can be shown. The worst and best reaches of the human soul can be shown in this type of science-fiction. In The Road, as the prime example, the pure evil of people, who have descended to killing, cooking, and eating people and even infants. However, in the complete other side of the spectrum is the father and son. These two are the complete different, they want to help people and refuse to descend to the level of eating people, even though that is the most readily available food source. They are more willing to take hardship to the betterment of other people than they are to have food that would help you survive.
as much as i enjoy the post apocalyptic era of media, i do feel as there been too much of it done. A.I and Mad Max were both novels depicting the extinction of the human race, and the latest expansion to the Fallout series has just been released. a complete list can be seen here:
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_apocalyptic_and_post-apocalyptic_fiction
so how do you think these genres have so much success without being too overdone?
danny