55_sallymander's review
4.0
The Apocalypse Seven by Gene Doucette
Seven survivors have somehow made it through the great Apocalypse. They are confused, not understanding what has gone on and where everyone else is.
The seven survivors each take a turn in the book, with a narration segment, but the book starts counting out chapters for each person, which is a little different.
Meet the survivors:
Toure (I call Trey, he is a scavenger)
Robbie (college student, is the leader of their small band)
Carol (college student, blind woman, whose seeing-eye dog Burton is missing)
Bethany (13 years old, with locksmith skills)
Win (has hunting skills and has a wild horse named Elton)
Ananda (an MIT student with a PhD with a very analytical mind)
Paul (a preacher, with hunting skills, he's the eldest of the survivors)
They band together and try to find out what, why, when everything happened and how to survive in the aftermath.
I liked it, it makes you think of what skills you would have to offer if you ended up in this situation. Would you be a thinker or a hunter?
I received a complimentary copy from John Joseph Adams/Houghton #Mifflin Harcourt and #NetGalley and was under no obligation to post a review. #ApocalypseSeven
Seven survivors have somehow made it through the great Apocalypse. They are confused, not understanding what has gone on and where everyone else is.
The seven survivors each take a turn in the book, with a narration segment, but the book starts counting out chapters for each person, which is a little different.
Meet the survivors:
Toure (I call Trey, he is a scavenger)
Robbie (college student, is the leader of their small band)
Carol (college student, blind woman, whose seeing-eye dog Burton is missing)
Bethany (13 years old, with locksmith skills)
Win (has hunting skills and has a wild horse named Elton)
Ananda (an MIT student with a PhD with a very analytical mind)
Paul (a preacher, with hunting skills, he's the eldest of the survivors)
They band together and try to find out what, why, when everything happened and how to survive in the aftermath.
I liked it, it makes you think of what skills you would have to offer if you ended up in this situation. Would you be a thinker or a hunter?
I received a complimentary copy from John Joseph Adams/Houghton #Mifflin Harcourt and #NetGalley and was under no obligation to post a review. #ApocalypseSeven
artemis's review
I'm clearing out my shelves a little bit–I remember trying to read this one but after all it was so chaotically written that I have to dnf it bc i know I'll never get back to it
apatrick's review
4.0
Books about the apocalypse aren't supposed to be funny, but nobody told Gene Doucette. Solidly entertaining, with a nice, varied cast of characters. Very enjoyable.
strangecandy's review
5.0
I am an absolute sucker for anything post apocalyptic even when zombies are not involved. The Apocalypse Seven is a story about seven people who wake up to find the world around them vastly changed. The story takes place around the campuses of MIT and Harvard University. As these seven survivors begin to find each other they realized that they may be the only ones left on the planet. It's up to them to find out why and what they find is completely bizarre.
This was such an original take on the typical apocalypse tale. I absolutely loved it, I'm pretty sure this was a stand alone book and certainly works at one, but it does leave you an opening wanting to know more. Highly recommend for fans of post-apocalypse stories. Very entertaining read!
This was such an original take on the typical apocalypse tale. I absolutely loved it, I'm pretty sure this was a stand alone book and certainly works at one, but it does leave you an opening wanting to know more. Highly recommend for fans of post-apocalypse stories. Very entertaining read!
phngtrnreads's review
2.0
eARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
It's been a while since I got to read a book about an apocalypse. I ended up enjoying this more than I expected. It turns out Dystopian and I haven't fallen out of love thank god XD
The title kind of sold it away lol. The book is about 7 people waking up from their sleep in their same old places, just to find out everyone has vanished and everything has been abandoned. They try to get to one another and to figure out what has happened.
I like the idea of the characters being absolutely clueless about everything at first and their journeys in search of other living people. The writing is well-paced; the dangers that the group had to encounter and how they managed to deal with them were pretty realistic but still enjoyable, in my opinion. And since my brain is small, I am incredibly grateful the author didn't throw in a bunch of scientifically complex terms and force me to understand everything to get a grip on crucial details. The ending is somewhat bittersweet, but rather makes sense (I hope it's not a spoiler).
I just wish the characters showed more of their emotions and talk... less, and that we get to know more of the elements involved in the third part of the book.
It's been a while since I got to read a book about an apocalypse. I ended up enjoying this more than I expected. It turns out Dystopian and I haven't fallen out of love thank god XD
The title kind of sold it away lol. The book is about 7 people waking up from their sleep in their same old places, just to find out everyone has vanished and everything has been abandoned. They try to get to one another and to figure out what has happened.
I like the idea of the characters being absolutely clueless about everything at first and their journeys in search of other living people. The writing is well-paced; the dangers that the group had to encounter and how they managed to deal with them were pretty realistic but still enjoyable, in my opinion. And since my brain is small, I am incredibly grateful the author didn't throw in a bunch of scientifically complex terms and force me to understand everything to get a grip on crucial details. The ending is somewhat bittersweet, but rather makes sense (I hope it's not a spoiler).
I just wish the characters showed more of their emotions and talk... less, and that we get to know more of the elements involved in the third part of the book.
elysareadsitall's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
"The Apocalypse Seven" is about seven people who wake up in their own beds to find a world overgrown with plants, overrun by animals, and with absolutely no people. The mystery of the whateverpocalypse and the Seven's survival is the focus of the story. It's not the typical survivor story where everyone magically knows all the necessary skills, which I really enjoyed. The mystery of what happened to everyone else is consuming, and I had a thousand theories running as the story moved forward. The story is slow on purpose, giving you pieces of the puzzle bit by bit. I liked the characters a lot, and I kind of wish there were a sequel after the epilogue just to see more of them.
winlei's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
So fucking good. SO entertaining.
vmacalinao's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
macfiar's review
5.0
This book was really interesting. At first I thought it was going to be dull, but the writing is very good and compelling. Then 30% in there was the first twist, which I didn't see coming. More twists and turns happened throughout the book. But there are several things that made this a 5 star read for me. At first I was annoyed that each person appeared to have just the right skill when it was needed, but that gets explained later. It then made an interesting commentary on the idea of diversity. How diverse does a book have to be to be acceptable to the currently reading public. That aside, this book is essentially a long example of my favorite trope. That is, I love it when the characters in a story suddenly wake up/ arrive/come into existence and have no idea what is going but have to figure out the recent past based on clues; like a book version of the movie The Hangover. I am not sure if I liked the ending but I suppose it made sense for the story. But when you are finished reading it ask yourself this: Why didn't they let them out?
Definitely a great read but be prepared to suspend your disbelief.
Definitely a great read but be prepared to suspend your disbelief.
samanthaleeshea's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0