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Lights Out in Lincolnwood by Geoff Rodkey, Geoff Rodkey

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ellsuh's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

laynercomplainer's review against another edition

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medium-paced

2.75

brandidean's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5. It was good, but not nearly as much of a comedy as I feel the cover leads you to believe. I was (and remain) extremely concerned for these characters! It was a bit distressing.

chupacabra2000's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

Surprisingly entertaining, bit mad about the short ending though.

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nickbyers's review against another edition

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3.0

Imagine if the family from "The White Lotus" was dropped into [b:One Second After|4922079|One Second After (After, #1)|William R. Forstchen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1316728333l/4922079._SY75_.jpg|4987669] and you'd have a good idea of what this book involves. The family dynamic was very well written. There are a few narrative strings that were left unanswered,

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the cause of the "apocalypse" for one

, which makes me think this was/is intended as a beginning novel in some kind of series. But that also made the characters and world seem more real, because this was just a little vignette into the lives of ordinary people and they would get all the answers they're looking for so why should we.