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Post by Matthew on Feb 4, 2010 19:56:31 GMT
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Post by edwin on Feb 4, 2010 23:57:25 GMT
Yes, yes, a good read. I ha. ve an old hardback copy. Only feel that the ending is a little weak. I have come across the criticism that the book is only really Bevis for adults but this is his style.
Edwin
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Post by fred on Mar 3, 2010 0:01:35 GMT
A Stndard hero adventure, really. What amazed me was the beautiful description of how the land was reclaimed by nature in the first part of the book. Oh, and the different groups - how they each adapted to different circumstances to survive. Watch those poisoned blades now! Reminded me of the old survivors series showing the variety of possibilities when people of a like mind group together, and the extents they'll go to to carry on living. Hey there's an idea - 'Carry On Living' - a post-apocalyptic saucy comedy!
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Post by fred on Mar 8, 2010 15:19:45 GMT
By the way, my last point was one of perpetuating one's own neuroses by hanging about with folk with similar opinions. Look at Goths, bikers, neo-nazis, post-apocalyptic eugenics practitioners... Hope you catch my drift. In AL there's the feudal society (like Wormley in original Survivors series wanted, and the black posh woman in new Survivors) plus the other, smaller bands who reject the 'norm' of heirarchical class systems and go feral, or form other societies further away. This is pretty feasible to me, so it's not too much the actual story in AL but the world which the hero explores which was most pleasing for me.
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Post by edwin on Mar 9, 2010 22:38:14 GMT
The problem with groups is that they tend to be portrayed as two-dimensional. You know someone by his Spud.
I do like the odd flashes of reality such as when our hero attempts to ward off a Gypsy attack with his bow and initially cocks it up, any archer will know the feeling.
Edwin
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