- Paperback: 310 pages
- Publisher: Delirium Books (July 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 193454616X
- ISBN-13: 978-1934546161
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 21.6 x 1.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 358 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #75,063 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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It began as just another day for David Spires and his wife Tracy: coffee, breakfast, and getting the kids ready for school. Then the bottom dropped out of civilization. The world ends not with a bang or a whimper, but with a dizzying downward spiral. Instead of the rat race of commuters scurrying to beat the clock, humans are now packs of animals reduced to snarling primitives. David, Tracy and their daughter Emily, along with fellow survivors, leave Los Angeles for the safety of the country where fewer people means fewer primitives. But as they venture farther away from the city, they realize an unnatural force is at work. Civilization didn't just fall apart...it was overtaken by an ancient evil that was present before the first cave paintings. Human history has no formal record of it, but the dark presence that's fueled nightmares since time began has crept out of the shadows...and its influence is growing.
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3.8 out of 5 stars (10 customer reviews)
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A Good 'Ol Fashion Apocalyptic Story!, Sep 6 2009
By Cryptor - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Primitive (Paperback)
I literally just got finished reading Primitive and I just had to share what a GREAT novel this was. Gonzalez has successfully pulled off one of the most exciting apocalyptic stories since Keene's zombie invasion in The Rising. And what's great about this particular novel is that it's a very interesting and orginal take on the end of the world. What's scary is how realistic Gonzalez creates the beginning to the end of the world; on how people would react, their emotions, society as a whole. I easily think this is J.F.'s best book since Survivor. Please check it out whether you buy the tradeback or the digital release. It's a great story and it needs to be read.
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Great Apocalyptic Novel!!!!!!, Aug 11 2009
By Sheri A. Gambino - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Primitive (Paperback)
I highly recommend Primitive if you like apocalyptic novels. I love the idea that Gonzalez came up with the world reverting back to their primitive nature that still exists deep within us. Something releases it one day upon the world. There are survivors that are struggling to stay alive but are constantly hunted down. Something evil and ancient awakens once again that rules over the Primitives and it is very old.
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We are all primitive within., Feb 3 2012
By grimgirl - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Primitive (Paperback)
I'm easily pulled in by a book that transports us to the "end" - to a time when you suspend all that you know about the world and the rules have changed. It would be easy to compare this to the typical zombie apocalypse storyline. Truth be told, it's partially why I decided to read this book, but if that's your only expectation going in then it may not live up. However, if you view this as a unique story > about the danger of our own inner basic instincts (long forgotten over years of evolution), about the power and manifestation of belief (think crowd mentality times millions), and a new scenario to how we "survive and overcome" then I think you'll be pleased. Had the book have spent more time describing the raw acts of primitives and they been more of a threat through the majority of the book it may have felt more horrifying a novel, but I thought the ending was unique - although whether you see it as a happy or bad ending depends on your own personal view.
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