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Apr 14, 2023CareyMacaulay rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The spookiest month of the year calls for spooky books. This story was more a make-you-think-about-things story and not so much with the apocalypse. Two story lines run simultaneously throughout the book. We have the dead in a…
Dec 17, 2021AlteredStaite rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
Never ending beautiful descriptions of absolutely nothing. No story line. No beginning. No ending. A total waste of a great concept. So disappointing.
Jul 19, 2016brakobak rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
I really wanted to like this book. The conceit of the book was quite interesting but the writing was poor and the execution of the idea was never fully fleshed out. Great idea. The best thing about this book is the cover art. It was very…
May 10, 2016cals_lrsf rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Kevin. Can I call you Kevin? Look, Kevin. My soul. This book did things. Two of the most memorable scenes I've ever read: Luka with the red balloon, and Laura taking off her gloves to climb the rope. The city was nothing short of…
Jul 24, 2015MagnoliaSims rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I read this, probably about a decade ago, and it still haunts me (in the best possible way).
Nov 29, 2014Persnickety77 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
great concept, poor execution. i feel that this book should have been amazing, but it was just okay; pretty but muddled.
Jan 28, 2014waltzingechidna rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I can't add anything to what has been written below without giving too much away. I will say that this book is simply, delicately, and yet vividly written, and that it's compelling and devastating. It's not exactly science fiction, though…
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Aug 10, 2013JeremiahSutherland rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
A completely pointless book. It has an interesting premise; the world is being depopulated by a military virus and the dead exist in an alternate city as long as someone who remembers them is alive. This is an example of an "auteur"…
May 20, 2013
"In "the city," the afterlife inhabited by the recently dead (they remain there only as long as they are remembered by someone still alive), the transient population undergoes rapid change as a deadly virus decimates the living. Soon the…
Jul 14, 2012Wodge rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I truly enjoyed this tale; the writing is lovely, clear, and crafted. The story itself unfolds in an unhurried but fascinating plot line. I was not bored. It reminded me, in his way, of the novel "Death of an Ordinary Man" by Glen…
Jul 27, 2011cori_s rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Gorgeous writing, compelling and with a simple, but unique plot. I can't tell too much without giving it away, but it's simply amazing. If you like this, try Sum: Tales of the Afterlife.
Jul 19, 2011GingerKaren rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Laura Byrd knew a lot of people and these people, when felled by a world wide virus, are glad that she did! They are all sent to a city before they can move on to the next place, whatever that will be. And since they only stay as long as…
Feb 15, 2011KimBaker rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
In “The City”, a metropolis inhabited by the recently departed, life continues much as it did when the residents were alive until a global viral epidemic on earth causes millions to disappear. The remaining people soon learn that they have…
Jul 19, 2010d33r1959 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book reminds me very much of a cross between "Master and Margarita" and Albert Camus "The Plague". I love this quiet little tale of the afterlife. Where do we go and as long as there is a memory of us do we continue to exist. …