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Journal (Journal Series Book 1) (English Edition) Formato Kindle

Edizione Inglese di Craig Buckhout (Autore), Patrick Gantt (Illustratore), Abbagail Shaw (a cura di) Formato: Formato Kindle
4,5 4,5 su 5 stelle 112 voti
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In this well received post-apocalyptic survival story, the world has become a very unfriendly place. Global Warming, disease, famine, and war have decimated the human population. Alan Trent, a particularly ambitionless man, who avoids trouble "just like I avoid poison oak and all other things uncomfortable," finds a set of journals written by a woman named Claire Huston. Her words inspire Alan to continue writing in them in the hope that by doing so "her humanity will somehow stay alive ...." And it is through his journal entries the story is told.

Claire Huston’s prophetic words do more than just motivate Alan to write, however. They also inspire Alan to do something wholly uncharacteristic; rescue a boy from a group of sadistic men. He manages to free the boy all right, but it quickly becomes much more than he bargained for. What follows is a deadly game of hide-and-seek, hardship, self discovery, and survival, where at every turn Alan is forced to confront his own humanity.

Journal depicts a dystopian society typical of this genre but it is quite creative in the way the story is delivered. We are introduced to desperate people trying make sense of the changes in their lives and in themselves while still yearning for the basic human interactions and hopeful human spirit. … Louise L.C.

Well written, character driven, post apocalyptic story. I read a lot if this type book, and this one was really enjoyable. You care about the people in it … Catfishqueen

Wow. …One of the best of this genre I have come across. Sort of like McCarthy's, "The Road", but this story actually has some hope for mankind - and I thought it was much more poignant. Kentucky Reader.

Ever since my niece told me about The Hunger Games, I have been looking for good works in the Dystopian / Post Apocalyptic Genre. Journal fits the bill. Reader, Birmingham Alabama
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0054LOW6S
  • Editore ‏ : ‎ Craig M. Buckhout (14 gennaio 2014)
  • Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
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  • Lunghezza stampa ‏ : ‎ 516 pagine
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IamOneill
5,0 su 5 stelle Forget the reviews - just buy it!
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 24 aprile 2012
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Okay, so you insist on reading the reviews.

This is a seriously good read. The plot is well crafted, clever and believable. The characters well developed, you find yourself identifying with them, their actions are both confronting and understandable. This is probably what I liked most about this novel. Yes it is has an 'end of the world backdrop', but unlike other novels of this ilk it doesn't make the mistake of suggesting that just because the context is different to now that people will also be different. Yes the actions are more extreme, but the motivations, frailities and emotion are all the same.

The author sets a cracking pace, and I was hooked from page one. The fast pace isn't compromised by a lack of detail. The author has succeeded where many fail. He provides sufficient detail so you quickly build the vision of all that is transpiring, but not too much detail so you become over loaded and the story bogged down. The writing style is terrific.

I read this book in one sitting (way past my bed time - I will pay for that tomorrow). It is that kind of book, you can't put it down. You want to know what is going to happen next.

If I have one criticism, the price. I paid 99cents for this book, it is worth a lot more. For me, I will find another book by this author and happily pay full price.

Anyway - you know that button that says 'buy now', hit it now. You'll be glad you did.
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skycat
5,0 su 5 stelle A compelling and hard-hitting story
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 13 aprile 2013
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I'm always a little wary of books with titles like 'journal' or 'my story', as so many seem to be meandering, aimless and self-obsessed drivel. This book is NOT like that at all.

Firstly, and for me a very important issue, there are NO grammatical errors, no incorrect word, no spelling mistakes: if there were, I missed them as I was so engrossed in the tale, but normally such errors jump out at me and spoil my enjoyment. Neither are there pointless and incorrect changes of tense. Big thumbs up for this.

This is very good writing indeed, which is high praise coming from someone as picky as I am! I'm even finding myself correcting this review as I go as I want to do justice to the obvious talent of this author. Both narrative and dialogue flow smoothly, naturally and carried me on as quickly as I could read.

Secondly, whilst this is indeed a journal of events told in the first person, this is still a 'proper' tale, which grips the reader from the start. The writing is fluent, and the narrative flows smoothly. Dialogue is easy to follow, natural.

Thirdly, whilst none of the characters are impossibly perfect, they come across as very real people with whom it is easy to empathise, be you male or female. I find it hard to believe that this is a first book as the author has not fallen into any of the multitude of traps which can beset first-time writers. For example, so often we see a detailed description of someone in a book, before that person ever does or says anything. Whilst the human eye may indeed take in the physical aspects of someone they meet before they learn that person's character, it is so much better to allow a reader to 'get to know' a character as the book progresses, and by 'get to know' I mean their physical as well as their non-physical attributes. Less is usually more when it comes to describing a person, as it allows the reader to build up that character in his or her own imagination, as the story unfolds.

I've read a lot of post apocalyptic fiction and I rate this as one of the best I've seen. There is an almost perfect balance between the physical struggle to survive, and the psychological and emotional toll such struggles which threaten to destroy their ability to deal with the harsh world that surrounds them.

And by the way, I don't know this author, never heard of him before, and have definitely NOT been paid to write this review. If you read some of my other reviews you will see that I never praise lightly or easily. It takes really, really good writing for me to 'gush' in this manner!

I am now going on to read the sequel, and my fingers are crossed in the hope that it will be every bit as good as Journal. At the end of the book the author asks for feedback: in this case I have been very happy to give it. Good job Craig Buckhout! Look forward to reading more from you soon.

P.S. I've just come back to edit my review, purely because I realised that I hadn't paid enough attention to the style of writing, which is of course in the first person. This really is written very much as someone would speak, and think: like talking to yourself, but at the same time managing to convey all the practical details we need in an adventure story. And that's just it: the practical survival details and skills are so sadly missing in many books. This one has it all!
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Greg at 2 Book Lovers Reviews
4,0 su 5 stelle Good concept...
Recensito in Canada il 27 dicembre 2013
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I found this to be a great twist on the post apocalyptical world. It is told in the form of a journal written by the protagonist. The style evolves over the course of the book (I'm not sure if it was intentional or not). The story was good and the world was filled with both "good" and "evil" that pushed and tested the protagonist throughout. I would recommend this book and I will be reading the second shortly.
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sueof5
5,0 su 5 stelle enthralling!!
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 23 settembre 2013
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, it kept me interested until the end which is an achievement in itself as I find it challenging to find literature that holds my attention throughout. I'm looking forward to the sequel.
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A Christy
4,0 su 5 stelle Truly Inspiring PA Read: Well Crafted and Unputdownable
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 12 dicembre 2011
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From my other reviews it is pretty obvious that I'm a huge fan of the Post-Apocalyptic and Dystopian genre. It's true, I am. I've read hundreds and not many of them strike me as truly new or inventive. This is one that certainly does strike all the right chords and is new and bright. Despite it's Indy publishing, it is as well crafted...perhaps even better crafted...as anything out of a big publishing house. But it's the writing and story itself that grabbed me.

Our story really revolves around an everyman named Alan. In our post-apocalyptic world he is alone and fairly happy as such. He has few connections and few aspirations other than survival. It is a dangerous world he is in. Too soon after the events that crashed the world (and we're really never sure what those all were) for a new equilibrium to have been established yet not long enough after to see the scarcity of human life a few more years would have given. In short, it is the worst possible time to be out of the roads in territory you aren't familiar with.

But Alan is surviving with a vague notion to try to find his far flung family members, or at least confirm their deaths. Enter the Journal. Found while scavenging a house the journals were written by a now deceased Claire. The tone of voice in the Journals is so clearly different from Alan and the words so incredibly inspiring, they remind me of how religions get started. In fact, it is so clearly all to the good that I wondered throughout the book if we might not see a sequel where this begins. The point of view of one of the other characters in the book (forgive my vagueness but I really don't want to spoil it for you) lends a bit of support to the "catching" nature of Claire's words.

After finding the journals, Alan begins to change and this change continues throughout the entire story. Not in a sappy and contrived way but in a very real way given the times and circumstances. The people he meets, the foes he encounters and his response to the growing "badness" of the world around him are utterly believable and entirely sympathetic for the reader.

While my review may seem a bit light on details, it is for the good. There's no way to get into the meat of the book without spoiling it irrevocably for future readers. That would be a real shame to do so I'll refrain.

What I will say is that this book has excellent closure while leaving a great deal of room for a sequel should it be desired. The reader will want one, for sure. It is elegantly written with amazing detail and depth in all the right places. The characters are as varied as the human race and each is utterly distinct and fully fleshed out.

I highly recommend this one to fellow Dystopia and PA fans, or even those who have a yen to read about the good that can exist even in times of trial. Excellent book! Mr. Buckhout, you have my thanks and congratulations for a very well done piece of writing.
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