Apparently, though, they are happy because Neena winds up pregnant. The book climaxes in the birth of their child, a girl named Rainelle. The final line of the book gives hope to the reader and the couple: I would not put this book at the top of my favorite dystopian novels Philip K. Dick takes top honors for me , but it is somewhat unique in its treatment of such fare, and as such, deserves to be read.
One of her talents lies in character development, something Dick never really mastered. Another is her obvious love of language and its use. The book plodded at first, but once past those first pages and on into later chapters, the author successfully captures your attention and holds it. This is a really good post-apocalyptic story, set in West Virginia where everything has gone back in technology a couple of centuries due to extensive chemical warfare in the formerly heavily populated areas.
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There are a few modern things from what people can scrounge out of the cities, and the United States has fractured into a number of independent kingdoms and plenty of areas ruled by no one. The main character, Neena, is growing up learning agriculture and herbalism from her aunt.
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The writi This is a really good post-apocalyptic story, set in West Virginia where everything has gone back in technology a couple of centuries due to extensive chemical warfare in the formerly heavily populated areas. The writing is quite good, poetic, and the gathering of plants reflects a lot of the mood of the story. It often provides a calming mood, giving the book a more laid-back feel than it might otherwise have. There's a lot of character development, and the story is focused on how conditions and the recent wars have shaped them.
There are also a lot of references to literature, and I caught the meaning that Dante and Hardy convey that relates to the story but I missed others. I was also surprised, given the robot-thing depicted on the first edition cover, that the original Frankenstein story wasn't used. Its themes and ideas are directly applicable here.
That first edition cover is really good, except for the dead plant scenery -- which doesn't reflect the setting of the book at all. Still, the images of Neena and that yellow robot guy in the background contributed to my appreciation of the story.
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And for some reason I love the term "metachemicals". It's used as kind of a catchall for the horrible destruction and damage that occurred in the wars, and is clearly a placeholder because the author doesn't want to focus on exactly how they worked. She wants to focus on the characters themselves, and I'm sure the use of metachemicals would bug some people who don't think it's "realistic", but I enjoyed the author's use of them.
One of the best "after the day" stories ever crafted. If this is your genre, do not miss this one. Neena and her aunt eke out a life "after". It closely resembles the life of the early pioneers. Handcrafts, some special skills and neighbors you trust helping each other. Appearing on the scene is Neena's uncle Ted who upsets the apple cart in a way that is not acceptable to most humans, no matter what their level of civilization currently is.
I won't spoil it but Neena gathers the courage to make One of the best "after the day" stories ever crafted. I won't spoil it but Neena gathers the courage to make her own choice. Jul 05, Germ Magazine rated it really liked it.
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A Life in Verse, was published in October It's the story of an orphan child from Appalachia who joins the carnival Where in West Virginia? The nonexistent Middleton is noted as the nearest town. Fairfax is also somewhat near Pittsburgh, PA which is referenced as being somewhat proximate. It's not a lock, but seems reasonable to me. Neena lives with a strict no-nonsense Aunt, who obviously cares for her, but lacks a sense of humor or play.
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The Aunt is noted as being a bit of a homesteader-style survivalist, and makes her living by trading the various herbs, and plant materials that are available to those who know how to find and use them. The Uncle is very different, unlike the Aunt, who only cares about non-fiction, facts, and work, the Uncle loves poetry, classic literature, and does have a sense for enjoyment. He also brings more mixed blessings. The moonshine actually makes sense, because without water transport, alcohol is the easiest way to ship grain products without spoilage in this new low tech society.
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He also has a rather violent, unforgiving nature, with a bit of a flash temper: The final main character is a trader who lives a few hills over. He is calm, capable, educated, and strong. But he was caught in one of the chemical attacks, and his outward appearance is a bit monstrous. He is bitterly disliked by the intolerant Uncle, and the two quickly become antagonists.
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I don't think 'YA' was the marketing vehicle it is today, so it is written in a more adult, literary style than most of today's fare. The author has an obvious love for nature, and the wild abundance available to the knowledgable forager. There are a number of sub-themes that run throughout the story, but the author doesn't tell you what they are, she simply tells her story and lets you draw your own conclusions.
There is the obvious distinction between the, possibly less effective, herbal remedies and the lost wonders of modern medicine. There are a lot of dangers in this world. There are crazed understandably apocalyptic religious folks, and marauders. But the author, I think, is much more realistic than the more combat orientated apocalyptic authors.
As an example, what do you do when marauders are around? You hide near your property, leaving just enough of the little you have behind so that they will take it and go in piece. If they get destructive, and their numbers are not too large, than you might intervene. I think the authors work as a newspaper reporter gives are better sense of what types of craziness, and kindness, people are capable.