War was waged. A virus was released. P11 killed millions. Only a few people survived.Stephen was born after the war and only knows the life of a salvager. He travels with his father and grandfather across the country in search of materials to trade. Every day is the same. They keep to themselves,...
This post-apocalyptic novel is unfortunately mostly boring. The world after collapse does not feel realistic, the characters are flat, and the moments of real danger are few. Many plot points felt very unrealistic for me and the author seemed reluctant to explore some that might have brought more in...
‘The Eleventh Plague’ unfortunately was not one of the epic dystopian that was released in 2011. When compared with the titans that are ‘Divergent’, ‘Enclave’ and ‘Ashes’ this novel falls somewhere in the middle, with just a mediocre entertainment value. There are so many good novels in this genre t...
I really enjoyed this debut novel by Jeff Hirsch; it was a quick read, but kept me turning the pages as I tried to anticipate's Stephen's next move. I loved Hirsch's references to modern-day establishments (Starbucks, McDonalds), and was fascinated by Stephen's descriptions of how they had fared pos...
I enjoyed this book even though I am not the target audience, Young Adult. Now I wouldn't even mention this unless it was obvious from the writing. I inhaled this book mostly because it has a very easy and simplistic writing style. That is not a bad thing mind you. I'm actually happy of that. Someth...
another after-the-world-ends adventure in the proud tradition of Cormac McCarthy & Octavia Butler. Tightly written at less than 300 pages! That's all I'll say for now. Ok, it gave little tugs on my heartstrings in places, and raised some good questions about society.
Read this review at Smash Attack Reads! http://www.smashattackreads.com/2011/10/eleventh-plague-dystopian-setting-with.htmlMy interest in the book: The dystopian setting, of course! I’m a sucker for a good dystopian book. I was really drawn to it because of Settler’s Landing. I really love character...
Jeff Hirsch's The Eleventh Plague is about Stephen Quinn, a fifteen year old boy living in a world that was destroyed more than twenty years ago from war and disease. Stephen travels across a ruined America with his father and grandfather scavenging what they can. However, Stephen's life is turned e...
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