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  • March 12, 2020 at 1:34 pm #30545
    brooksby

    So, I was browsing in my LBS (local book shop) at lunchtime, ready for the Govt to announce so-called ‘social distancing’ (c’mon, you can’t say you haven’t been thinking it too!)

    Can’t decide… Do I re-read ‘The Stand’, or read ‘Station Eleven’, or even just Camus’ ‘The Plague’?

    Or do I settle down with ‘The Knowledge – how to rebuild the world’ and a copy of ‘The Zombie Survival Guide’?

    Has anyone got any suitably apocalyptic recommendations?

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  • July 29, 2021 at 11:24 am #956733
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    jaymack

    The Children of Men. A

    The Children of Men. A terrific book from the pen of someone you’d not expect…P.D James. 

    July 28, 2021 at 10:10 am #956731
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    brooksby

    It’s weird, seeing that I

    It’s weird, seeing that I posted this in the Before Times.  Back when we thought it was all going to be over in a few weeks… 

    July 28, 2021 at 7:24 am #956729
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    ChadCapote

    Camus’ The Plague is a

    Camus’ The Plague is a classic and a recommended reading any day. But the novel would have been an even better read before the lockdown and pandemic – simply because – it tells you what to expect. The restrictions the City of Oran and its people face are recently seen and gone through. It might not be the best fit if a person is trying to move away from the pandemic hangover. I’d rather recommend you look at the summary of Station Eleven; it’s a good novel and post-apocalyptic fiction – a better fit IMO. 

    March 19, 2021 at 6:37 am #956727
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    bruce15nr

    haruto, did you try it on

    haruto, did you try it on your own?

    February 11, 2021 at 7:04 am #956723
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    haruto

    I am not so good at writing

    I am not so good at writing so need to improve my writing skills in general. I used some online grammar classes and study a lot about write my essay affordable But it was really hard to do.  Also I want to study English more properly esp grammar.

    February 9, 2021 at 6:25 pm #956725
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    David9694

    “How Will house prices be

    “How Will house prices be affected – your guide to navigating the post-event property market”

    piece from Howard Cox on the last day of publication “cyclists hate us so much that they brought about the apocalypse.”

    Talk Radio tonight, “hey Christo it’s Cabbie Dave here, blimey it’s like the end of the world down here on the Euston Road tonight”

     

    February 8, 2021 at 10:21 am #956721
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    Captain Badger
    hawkinspeter wrote:
    Be careful out there: https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/watch-knife-wielding-squirrel-spotted-in-toronto

    That squirrel’s going to puncture itself it’s not careful

    February 8, 2021 at 10:16 am #956719
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    hawkinspeter

    Be careful out there: https:/

    Be careful out there: https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/watch-knife-wielding-squirrel-spotted-in-toronto

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    February 8, 2021 at 10:08 am #956717
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    Captain Badger

    The World Without Us by Alan

    The World Without Us by Alan Weisman. Not fiction per se, more an essay on our impact on the natural world, and analysis of the effect our disappearance would have. 

    February 8, 2021 at 6:11 am #956715
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    haruto

    I want to write some fiction

    I want to write some fiction too

    March 17, 2020 at 8:18 pm #956695
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    Nat Jas Moe

    Fever Dreams by Dean Koontz

    Fever Dreams by Dean Koontz just to be topical. It concerns Wuhan 400

    March 17, 2020 at 11:28 am #956713
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    kil0ran

    Doomsday Book by Connie

    Doomsday Book by Connie Willis – time traveler ends up stuck in Black Death Europe

    Ken Follett World Without End is a decent romp through The Black Death too (helps if you’ve read Pillars of the Earth). 

    The Death of Grass by John Christopher is wonderfully bleak considering the time it was written. Tens of millions die due to a Chinese virus that wipes out grain and rice crops. Govts do drastic things and cosy middle class types turn properly barbaric.

    The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle – my primary school teacher decided to read that to the class. I was about 9. Billions die. Stuck with me ever since. 

    Of Wyndham’s work I think The Kraken Wakes is the best cosy apocalypse

    For something a little more literary anything from J G Ballard’s early works (The Drowned World, The Burning World, The Crystal World, High Rise are all great)

    I’ve got a soft spot for “A Canticle for Liebowitz” but that’s more post-apocalypse.

    March 16, 2020 at 5:37 pm #956711
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    pockstone

    Oh… and how could I forget.

    Oh… and how could I forget. Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban.

     A Kentish classic.

    March 16, 2020 at 5:34 pm #956709
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    pockstone

    Doris Lessing’s ‘Memoirs of a

    Doris Lessing’s ‘Memoirs of a survivor’ should perk you up in these dark times.

    Me… I’ll be watching reruns of Columbo and Cheers thank you.

    March 16, 2020 at 2:45 pm #956707
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    PRSboy

    You want apocalyptic fiction?

    You want apocalyptic fiction?

    Try the The Daily Mail.

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