A review by exhuman
On the Beach by Nevil Shute
5.0
The novel is categorized as "science fiction", however, what it deals with is purely psychological and terrifying. In this novel, the inevitable third war had just ended, leaving half the world in ruins and radioactive dust, while the other half awaits the inevitable end, carried to them by the radioactive particles in the wind.
As it is the case for every other being, death will come for the novel's characters, however, its time and method is known here, and it's left to each one to choose how to spend his remaining time and where and what he is when the end comes.
A very powerful novel that I would recommend to anyone, regardless of their favorite genre or humanitarian views.
As it is the case for every other being, death will come for the novel's characters, however, its time and method is known here, and it's left to each one to choose how to spend his remaining time and where and what he is when the end comes.
A very powerful novel that I would recommend to anyone, regardless of their favorite genre or humanitarian views.