Vivian Apple at the End of the World
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780544340114 (0544340116)
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Good stuff. Full review coming at some point this week.
This was a somewhat strange book. Was it a cautionary tale? A satire? There were moments when I wasn't sure whether I was supposed to be frightened or amused.The "post-apocalyptic" fundamentalist rapture trope gets a somewhat new angle in this book, which comes just shy of straining believability. I...
My reading choices have not been great in December. Man, I found this book really bland. Especially since its a Apocalyptic type story line. I couldn't get into the characters or the plot at all. Its lucky I finished it to be honest. Thousands of people suddenly disappear, including Vivan's paren...
This was one of the reads I was looking forward to the most in 2014, but I didn't manage to read it till last month. Alternative Title: Vivian Apple versus the Apocalypse. Vivian didn't believe it when the end of the world was predicted, even though her parents were strong believers. Imagine he...
The one where I talk about the last three chapters. And the plot hole. This is a book that definitely requires willing suspension of disbelief, but even with that, I am troubled by the concept. There are both too few Believers raptured, and too many. Let me explain (and this review is about to b...
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