amysoup's review
4.0
The Rain is an apocalypitic novel in which the workd is destroyed by a never-ending rain.
I liked this book. I probably would have given it another star if the ending hadn't have been so sudden. It wasn't just an ending it was a breaking off. That said, I thought this book had a similar feel as The Road, although it had more of a feeling of hope running through it. The author doesn't use quotations to offset the dialogue, and I felt like that gave the book a busted down feeling that mirrors the washing away of the "veneer" (as one of the characters calls it) of society.
Even though the end of the book came in a rather jarring way, I cannot wait to read more.
I liked this book. I probably would have given it another star if the ending hadn't have been so sudden. It wasn't just an ending it was a breaking off. That said, I thought this book had a similar feel as The Road, although it had more of a feeling of hope running through it. The author doesn't use quotations to offset the dialogue, and I felt like that gave the book a busted down feeling that mirrors the washing away of the "veneer" (as one of the characters calls it) of society.
Even though the end of the book came in a rather jarring way, I cannot wait to read more.
stiricide's review
4.0
Note to self, this doesn't count towards my 2014 total. Read a sample from Amazon. Wots that, stories of how things started? Sure, sign me up! Prose is a little basic, but has potential to be a bit The Road-ish. Keep an eye out for a sale on this.
ms_m's review
2.0
This book was more disappointment than anything. 17 years of rain and what seems to be a worldwide natural apocalypse. The first 120 pages you are in the main characters head. The rest of the story is just ok. I feel like the author had a chance to do something really awesome and it just fell flat.
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