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A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World | C. A. Fletcher
When a beloved family dog is stolen, one teen sets out on a life-changing journey through the ruins of our world to bring her back in this fiercely compelling tale of survival, courage, and hope perfect for readers of Station Eleven and The Girl With All the Gifts. My name's Griz. I've never been to school, I've never had friends, and in my whole life I've not met enough people to play a game of football. My parents told me how crowded the world used to be, but we were never lonely on our remote island. We had each other, and our dogs. Then the thief came. There may be no law left except what you make of it. But if you steal my dog, you can at least expect me to come after you. Because if we aren't loyal to the things we love, what's the point?
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BaBaBaBillyAndTheBooks
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Mehso-so

The boy “Griz” has a helpful map and Swiss Army knife to guide himself through a barren Earth, but the novel also sees apocalyptic value in a good story. “Brand” deploys his spinning yarns to swindle. Griz writes his personal account as an act of faith—that it will be read by someone who needs it, sure, but also that it will keep him alive. If you‘re writing, after all, that means the journey hasn‘t concluded and a good ending is still possible.

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Soubhiville
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Pickpick

A family lives on a small island off the UK coast (or possibly Ireland? I‘m not sure.) after a pandemic killed most of the world‘s population. A “trader” shows up, has dinner with them, and during the night steals their dog. In the morning when Griz finds the dog missing the chase begins to try to get her back.

I liked this quite a bit, and it had two twists that surprised me. 🙂🐶

(Picture- my artichokes flowered and they‘re pretty!)

Tamra Gorgeous! 9mo
CatLass007 I had no idea that artichokes flowered. I guess you really do learn something new every day. They are lovely. 9mo
dabbe @CatLass007 They are gorgeous! We've dried them before and then put them in a vase; they lasted for a LONG time. 💜 9mo
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Christine Artichoke flowers are the best!! 9mo
CatLass007 @dabbe Do they have any kind of scent? I think drying them and putting them in a vase is a great idea! 9mo
Soubhiville @CatLass007 the part you eat is a flower Bud. If you don‘t harvest them, they flower, like a giant thistle. This is the first year I‘ve had them, and from what I‘ve read you don‘t usually get edible buds until year 2, so this year I just get to enjoy their beauty! 9mo
Soubhiville I didn‘t think to smell them… I‘ll have to check! @CatLass007 9mo
CatLass007 @Soubhiville Wow. That‘s two “something news” in the same day. Please let me know if you find out.👃🏾 9mo
dabbe @CatLass007 No, they don't. But I bet you could spray them with a lovely scent! 9mo
CatLass007 @dabbe Hmmm. Interesting thought. They remind me a little bit of the flowers on a mimosa tree. Mimosa flowers smell like honeysuckle. 9mo
tpixie Artichokes! Cool! What beautiful blooms! My daughter and son in law are growing asparagus. This was year 3. They finally got to eat some this year! Yum! 9mo
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Soubhiville
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I got this cute little dog made of glass on Murano. Watching the glass blowing demo was really cool.

I‘m close to the end of the tagged book, fittingly. I haven‘t gotten much reading in due to vacation, but now that I‘m home I‘m diving back in. 🙂🐶

Texreader So cute!! We are hoping to go to Burano tomorrow, our last day here. I don‘t think we‘ll fit in a trip to Murano. We‘ve got a lot to pack! 9mo
Bette So cute. 🐶 9mo
Soubhiville @Texreader I would have loved to have had another week! So much to see and do. Enjoy your last day there! 9mo
Hooked_on_books Glad you‘re home safe! I loved the giant glass pieces along the walkways in Murano when I was there. They‘re so cool. 9mo
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HeatherBookNerd
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Pickpick

Most of the population has died off and there are only very small clusters of people left living around the world. Griz is a teenager and has never ventured beyond the island home of his family. But an unexpected visitor makes a decision that compels Griz to leave the island. It is an adventure story, but suffused with the wonder of someone seeing the larger world for the first time. Really enjoyed this.

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Cuilin
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Eggs 🖤🐕‍🦺❤️ 11mo
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readingjedi
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Pickpick

Not the biggest fan of post-apoc fic, but this one grew on me. The twist, while not an absolute shocker, is nicely done & adds extra intrigue into the last section of the book - which actually does feature an unexpected shock! I love the relationship between Griz & John Dark and love/hate that the one between Griz & Brand is never fully explained. What happened with them is in my imagination! The ending is surprisingly uplifting for this genre.

readingjedi Also : A First! A book whose lack of speech marks didn't annoy me! In fact, I barely noticed it! 13mo
Scott_BookInvasion Oooh I enjoyed this slow-burn post apoc as well. Worked great on audiobook 13mo
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Hilary427
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Pickpick

I loved this!! It had some sections that burned slow, but overall it was a great, epic story! Highly recommend.
⭐️: 4/5

BookMaven9 Lovely story 13mo
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DogMomIrene
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Pickpick

Wowza! I bought this ebook on sale back when this story was buzzing. I knew it was post-apocalyptic, one of my favorite world types. I knew someone stole a dog and that action would forever change lives. I knew that I *really* loved the cover art. Reading this story had me twisting and turning throughout. Fletcher‘s end of the world scenario felt authentic. If you like dystopias, I think knowing less about this story is the way to go.

Bookzombie Great review! I really enjoyed this one also. I read it in 2020. 2y
DogMomIrene @Bookzombie Thanks! When I posted on GR, I saw Fletcher has a new book coming out in July. May be bumping that one on the TBR. 2y
Bookzombie @DogMomIrene I didn‘t know that. I looked it up and it sounds interesting. Thanks! 2y
DogMomIrene @Bookzombie ☺️🙃just one Litten encouraging another to buy, borrow, read, and breathe in more books😉 2y
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DogMomIrene
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Loving this story, but the more Griz tells me, the more I get a bad feeling, like seriously bad feeling, about how this story ends. I keep thinking, *Please don‘t let any dogs die* but it‘s a dystopia😩

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DogMomIrene
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I‘m getting a strong feeling that things are not going to turn out well for Griz, and I really like this kid☹️

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DogMomIrene
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Probably will ☹️

perfectsinner 😭💔 2y
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DogMomIrene
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This book has grabbed me. Enjoying the set up for this post apocalyptic world. And Griz the MC is super sympathetic to me. I‘m just 17% through it and I‘ve already teared up twice when this boy shares his feelings about his dogs. So many quotes like this one, though, have me more than a little scared about how all this will turn out though since #dystopia

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Traci1
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How do you feel about books that don't use quotation marks? I think this is the first time I've ever encountered it, and it's bugging me. What are just thoughts, and what words have actually been spoken? It's sometimes really hard to tell.

TrishB It really annoys me! 2y
RaeLovesToRead Yeah, I agree it's really annoying! I didn't mind it with Girl, Woman, Other because in that book things kind of flow, but mostly it's irritating! 2y
Pash I've not seen that before, how frustrating! Personally I find missing commas the most irritating as I keep coming across them 2y
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Ruthiella Sometimes I don‘t notice it, but when I do...🤬because it gets in the way of reading. 2y
Clare-Dragonfly It usually doesn‘t bother me once I get used to it, but I‘m sure it depends on the writer. 2y
rwmg I forget the book now but one of my bookclub books did that and it provoked far more discussion than the contents of the book 2y
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DHill
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Pretty sure I‘m going to cry through this whole book.

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DHill
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And so it begins

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Shievad
Pickpick

Overall I liked the book. However, I thought the plot twists came too close to each other and too close towards the end. I also thought things wrapped up too quickly and end was a bit rushed.

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Jari-chan
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Panpan

Guess this is a heavy case of “Not What I Expected“. I thought this would be a story about the friendship between the boy and the dog. Making it together through an apocalyptic world. Well, it wasn't. One dog is simply there to get the story moving (a rather boring story most of the time), and the other does nothing else than barking every now and then. The human characters were of no interest to me and the apocalyptic world... ⬇

Jari-chan Well, let's just say that I don't think this author is very imaginative. I only finished this book because it was already to late to DNF, when I finally accepted that there's nothing more to come...

@TheAromaofBooks #BookSpinBingo
3y
TheAromaofBooks Oh no! At least it's off the list! 3y
Jari-chan @TheAromaofBooks Yes! And so is the author of this book 🙈 😅 3y
The Paul Sometimes you get a “dud“. Some authors think that readers really, really enjoy reading “slice of life“ stories with little action. 3y
Jari-chan @The Paul I guess some people might really do. But it's definitely not my cup of tea 😅 3y
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Lucy_Anywhere
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#TBRPile 📚 “A man stole my dog. I went after him. Bad things happened. I can never go home.”

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Bibliophibifemme
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Pickpick

This was one of those books that took me a little while to get into and then suddenly grabbed me and demanded it be finished. I am going to have to sit with the ending for a while.

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Bibliophibifemme
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Taking advantage of the sun to lounge with fruit salad and start a new book. I can't remember why this ended up on my to read list but it was the only one I could borrow immediately without waiting for a hold 😜

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Really enjoyed this one! Great story 3y
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Bookzombie
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#12Booksof2020 Day 6

I loved this one set in a post-apocalyptic world. Thank you @Reggie for sending it to me and bringing Griz into my world. 🙂

Andrew65 Sounds great. Stacked. 3y
Larkken I hate to ask you for a spoiler, but does the dog survive? I‘m looking for something to fit a challenge prompt for next year! 3y
Bookzombie @Larkken I will put a spoiler below. 🙂 3y
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Bookzombie @Larkken The dog survives. 🙂 3y
Larkken @Bookzombie thank you 😉 3y
Reggie 😊yayyy. I haven‘t read it, yet. But I‘m so glad you liked it! 3y
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SailorJohn
Pickpick

The setting is several generations after the world as we know it ended. The characters are some of the 1 in a million survivors. Lot‘s of adventures in this tale.

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Bookzombie
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#3books that have been recommended to me, @Reggie edition.

Reggie is wonderful and sent these three to me.

Something Borrowed, Something Blood Soaked - That cover! I enjoyed this collection of short stories.

A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World - I loved this one!

Things We Lost In The Fire - This one is still to be read. Hopefully, soon.

TrishB He makes some great recommendations 👍🏻 4y
OriginalCyn620 📚😊📚 4y
Bookzombie @TrishB Yes, he does! 🙂 4y
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Reggie @TrishB ❤️ 4y
Reggie @Bookzombie it‘s so funny that we‘re about to get to Halloween and I feel like I might be done with horror for the year. We had some great horror come out this summer. Hopefully, I get a second wind. I hope you like that 3rd one! 4y
Bookzombie I have some of the horror from summer on my October TBR. I‘m betting you get a second wind. 🙂 Thanks again for sending these to me! 4y
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TheSpineView
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#ThoughtfulThursday @Cosmos_Moon

1️⃣ I play the piano (not very good), garden and ride my horse.
2️⃣ My grandkids who are visiting this week.

Want to play? @Crazeedi @mcipher @4thhouseontheleft @MallenNC @JoScho @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @EadieB @BarbaraBB @Texreader @Lcsmcat @OriginalCyn620 and anyone else who wants to play! 🤩

OriginalCyn620 Thanks for the tag! 😊 4y
BarbaraBB Thanks for the tag 💕 4y
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TheSpineView @BarbaraBB Anytime! 😘 4y
Cosmos_Moon Yay for spending time with kids and family! Have a great week! 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you!! 😘 4y
mcipher Fun! Love these, thank you for the tag!! 4y
JoScho Thanks for always thinking of me 😘❤️ 4y
Crazeedi Thanks for the tag!!😘 4y
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Butterfinger
Mehso-so

When I began reading this book, I thought it would be the most depressing read. I continued thinking that till the last two chapters. YOU have to continue till the very end. It does end with love and hope and joy.

Or, you could also read it as a guide if you become one of the last humans before extinction.

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Butterfinger
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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. 4 - nightstand, to go back to the library, library books I need to read, and stack of Chaya's (9 yr old) current reads.

2. Yours. LOL😆 and then my other current - I Was Anastasia.

Will you play? @Kimberlone @BookwormAHN

TheSpineView That's too funny!😂 Thanks for playing! 😊💜📚 4y
Kimberlone Oops I missed doing this yesterday but thanks for the tag! 4y
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Butterfinger
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Enjoying reading outside this afternoon. Does anyone else have a trigger word that turns you off from reading? I do - nuclear and/or radiation. I really want to finish this book because it is #lmpbc. Not too much yet. It wasn't in the blurb like the book from yesterday. #SummerFunBingo - read outside @4thhouseontheleft @StayCurious

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GeeneeandBarbie
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Hi!! Locked out my account again. Had to get a new phone. Can't remember login password. 😓 once again, its Geenee Francisco.

Sending out some #LitsyLove tomorrow!

About halfway through this one. @Crazeedi @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Andrew65 @TheBookHippie

Andrew65 Oh no! 😔 4y
Crazeedi Oh my goodness, glad you're here again! 4y
Crazeedi Following you again! 4y
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Butterfinger Your LMPBC group has been worried about you. We thought it was covid. Glad to know you are okay. @Pogue @TheSpineView 4y
Pogue I am glad you are ok, and passwords are hard. 4y
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BestDogDad
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Pickpick

I absolutely loved this book from start to finish. I was worried going in that it might be a heart-breaker but on the contrary there were more heartwarming moments than horrible moments. This was a steady-paced adventure full of feeling and emotion, not a fast moving action-adventure. The ending with its twists and revelations was absolutely perfect in my opinion. I put this novel right up there with my favorite dystopian novels!

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BestDogDad
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Next up. Reading this for the Apocalypse Whenever Goodreads group. This is the May read. You may think it‘s a pandemic-penned autobiography but I actually have two dogs.

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DHill
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It doesn‘t get much better than this. #sundayreading

BookmarkTavern Oh, nice view! 4y
Mtroiano Gorgeous! 4y
AmyK1 Beautiful view! 4y
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TheSpineView
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Pickpick

Finally had time to write a review today. This book is in the vain of Station Eleven. If you liked that then you will probably like this one. The story is about a boy, living in a post-apocalyptic world, whose dog is stolen and he sets out to find her. It is also a look at what life might look like after a mega disaster and the author delves into themes such as family and loyalty. Despite being a dystopian novel, the story is full of hope. ⬇️

TheSpineView My full review is now on my blog at www.thespineview.com ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4y
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Read-y_Picker
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is THE book of my 2020. I‘ve been leaving five stars around quite a bit but THIS BOOK. I can‘t recommend it highly enough. And I‘m recommending it to everyone! In these uncertain times it was a beacon. An escape into a dystopian future, an archaeological exploration of our own society, a beautiful story of solitude and of friendship, duty and loyalty. Definitely one that I will read again and pass along to all who will listen.

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bookishnerd
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#weeklyforecast

🔷️ Finish The House with Chicken Legs
🔷️ Hopefully finish A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World (audio)
🔷️ Hopefully finish A Cuious Beginning (audio)
🔷️ Get back to my Lumberjanes read
🔷️ Start a Brandon Sanderson book

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TheSpineView
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#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

"Dogs were with us from the very beginning."

AllieLovesBooks “The small boys came early to the hanging.” 4y
TheSpineView @OrtizReads1 Yikes! Hanging!😯 4y
Aussie_SFF "It all began when I was in my Thursday bedroom doing my ghost practice." 4y
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TheSpineView
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#friyayintro @howjessreads @4thhouseontheleft

📚 Sometimes when I am just browsing.
📚 Tagged
📚 Online mainly. I read the local newspaper and BBC America.
📚 Don't need an alarm.
🤗 Hi, who needs a tag? @Crazeedi @Texreader @wanderinglynn @BookwormAHN @BarbaraTheBibliophage @OriginalCyn620 @Avanders @CoffeeNBooks Anyone else that wants to play consider yourself tagged.

wanderinglynn Thanks for the tag! 😘 4y
OriginalCyn620 Thanks for the tag! 😊 4y
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Crazeedi Thanks for the tag!!💖 4y
Crazeedi @TheSpineView online for me too!! 4y
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Susan
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👍📚📖

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AudiobookingWithLeah
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MY RATING⇢ 4 STARS | GRADE B+The writing in this story really worked its way into my bones, but in a sad, depressing way, so much so, that I found myself not wanting to listen to it. This coupled with my issues with the narration had me not enjoying this story as much as I could have. But...I stuck with it, and I am so glad I did because this story does have something worthwhile to impart. Plus, the ending is amazing!

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tealwish
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Pickpick

I started the year not being able to put this book down. Highly recommend this post apocalyptic tale featuring great characters and lovable dogs. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

JoScho Does the dog die? 4y
tealwish @JoScho No, there are two dogs and neither of them die. I was worried though! 4y
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ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled
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Well done dystopian fiction that isn‘t hung up on that fact that it‘s dystopian.
Starts off at 3 stars, dips to 2, then climbs to 4 stars, ending with “shut up don‘t talk to me I have to read this more than breathe right now” 5 stars.
Author warns at the beginning to avoid spoilers in reviews, so I‘ll shut up now! Just go read it!

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IReadThereforeIBlog
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C. A. Fletcher‘s debut novel is an engrossing SF post-apocalyptic story that‘s low on complicated plot and which telegraphs its twists and punches with some heavy-handed foreshadowing but is rich in atmosphere - specifically Fletcher‘s vision of a decaying Britain returning to nature - and I liked Griz with his curiosity, determination and love of his dog and cared about what happens to him.

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Addison_Reads
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This was my local bookclub's pick this month. I've seen mixed reviews here on Litsy, and at first I was unsure about it, but once I finished it, I loved it!

It's a quick read, and although it offers nothing "new" to the dystopian genre, it is still a great read. I was completely invested in Griz's journey with Jip and Jess; the characters encountered along the way were interesting too.

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xxjenadanxx
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Mehso-so

I have mixed emotions on this one. I didn't love it but I did like it. However right around the halfway point I was still debating on whether to bail on it. The entire first half of the book was kind of meh for me. After reading the second half I was happy to have read it but I wish I had enjoyed it more.