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A review by crufts
The Day After Tomorrow by Allan Folsom
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Genre: Thriller, Action, World War II Alternate History
Summary: Gripping plot-based thriller which completely fails the Bechdel test
When Paul Osborn was a boy, he saw his father murdered, but the murderer escaped. Years later, he sees the murderer while sitting at a cafe in Paris. Pursuing the murderer at all costs, Paul is quickly sucked into a huge international conspiracy.
Pros:
- Compelling story hook!
- Explosions! Chases! Fighting against Nazis!
- Establishes [SciFi Plot Device] without beating you over the head with jargon.
- Absolute killer of a final paragraph.
- You can tell the author loves his villains - their characterization is splendid. [Main Antagonist] is particularly three-dimensional.
- Character motivations are strongly defined and consistently adhered to; there's no out-of-character-for-the-sake-of-the-plot nonsense.
Cons:
- All the female characters are either romantic interests (or trying to be), or dead bodies.
- The pace seriously drags in the middle act of the book.
- The story is relatively plot-focused with some rather blank-faced action heroes, which may not be to your taste if you prefer character-focused stories.
Overall: Pretty good. I think a movie version with a simplified plot would be even better.
Summary: Gripping plot-based thriller which completely fails the Bechdel test
When Paul Osborn was a boy, he saw his father murdered, but the murderer escaped. Years later, he sees the murderer while sitting at a cafe in Paris. Pursuing the murderer at all costs, Paul is quickly sucked into a huge international conspiracy.
Pros:
- Compelling story hook!
- Explosions! Chases! Fighting against Nazis!
- Establishes [SciFi Plot Device] without beating you over the head with jargon.
- Absolute killer of a final paragraph.
- You can tell the author loves his villains - their characterization is splendid. [Main Antagonist] is particularly three-dimensional.
- Character motivations are strongly defined and consistently adhered to; there's no out-of-character-for-the-sake-of-the-plot nonsense.
Cons:
- All the female characters are either romantic interests (or trying to be), or dead bodies.
- The pace seriously drags in the middle act of the book.
- The story is relatively plot-focused with some rather blank-faced action heroes, which may not be to your taste if you prefer character-focused stories.
Overall: Pretty good. I think a movie version with a simplified plot would be even better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexism, and Violence