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- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
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Publisher's Summary
First published in 1949, award-winning Earth Abides is one of the most influential science-fiction novels of the twentieth century. It remains a fresh, provocative story of apocalyptic pandemic, societal collapse, and rebirth.
The cabin had always been a special retreat for Isherwood Williams, a haven from the demands of society. But one day while hiking, Ish was bitten by a rattlesnake, and the solitude he had so desired took on dire new significance.
He was sick for days—and often delirious—waking up to find two strangers peering in at him from the cabin door. Yet oddly, instead of offering help, the two ran off as if terrified. Not long after, the coughing began. Ish suffered chills and fever, and a measles-like rash on his skin. He was one of the few people in the world to live through that peculiar malady, but he didn't know it then.
Ish headed home when he finally felt himself again—and noticed the strangeness almost immediately. No cars passed him on the road; the gas station not far from his cabin looked abandoned; and he was shocked to see the body of a man on the roadside near a small town.
Without a radio or phone, Ish had no idea of humanity’s abrupt demise. He had escaped death, yet could not escape the catastrophe—and with an eerie detachment he found himself curious as to how long it would be before all traces of civilization faded from Earth.
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- Anonymous User
- 2024-04-07
Surprised this is not more popular. A great post apocalypse novel, ahead of its time.
Even though this was written 60 years ago, it stands up well. People were/are the same as always, human nature. There was atleast 1 major part of the book that has not aged well, but I actually really liked the honest/matter of fact portrayal of the sentiment, regardless of the distasteful connotation. It was very much an epic post apocalyptic story spanning a characters life.
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- Candace
- 2021-04-18
Finished this book in one day
So, the main character is pretty difficult to like (I understand the need for solitude, but he's really condescending to everyone around him and has some serious superiority issues) but all in all, I did enjoy the book and listened to it all in one day. It's a bit of a slow-moving story that doesn't really go anywhere but it had me entranced. Narrator has a good voice.
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- M. Black
- 2023-01-31
Philosophical take of the apocalypse
Reminded me of reading Dune for the first time. Very introspective. Excellent novel. Narrator was exceptional, clear and compelling.
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- Jennifer from Montreal
- 2021-09-06
This book hasn’t aged well
Was drawn to Stewart’s “classic” because of KSR’s introduction. Truly, I’m not sure what Kim was thinking in endorsing the book. In addition to the many problems in its writing (I hope you like summary because virtually nothing happens in scene!), the main character Ish, with whom the reader is meant to sympathize, is a pompous, lazy, misogynist crypto-fascist who, amount other things, supports eugenics and repeatedly considers feeding a developmentally disabled girl rat poison. I've read plenty of writing from this era, and can certainly tolerate some outdated views, but this book typifies the worst of science fiction: one-dimensional characters, non-existent plot, laborious writing, racism, and unvarnished sexism. Entirely disagreeable. I would have given this book zero stars if it had been possible.
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