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EARTH ABIDES (Mass Market Paperback)

by George R. Stewart (Author)
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A disease of unparalleled destructive force has sprung up almost simultaneously in every corner of the globe, all but destroying the human race. One survivor, strangely immune to the effects of the epidemic, ventures forward to experience a world without man. What he ultimately discovers will prove far more astonishing than anything he'd either dreaded or hoped for. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A pleasantly slow demise, May 1 2007
By Krypter (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Earth Abides (Paperback)
Earth Abides is not a typical post-apocalyptic novel. It doesn't present a world of mutants, giant cockroaches or bands of marauders. It simply shows the slow and inevitable decay of man and all his works, in the teeth of attempts by the protagonist to restore the old ways of civilization. In that it succeeds beautifully and shows us the grandeur of our world and the majesty of what we have wrought...then compares it to the greater majesty of nature and the eternal gaze of time. The novel works best as a family drama, more Swiss Family Robinson than Mad Max, and has no sensational adventures to offer other than the daily tribulations of life. For man may be a great creature, but he is still small and the world doesn't really need him at all...

Earth Abides is the most meditative and serene post-apocalyptic novel I've ever read, and it's recommended for more thoughtful readers who won't be easily bored.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars After the pestilence Humankind abides., May 30 2004
By Maximiliano F Yofre "Maxi" (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Earth Abides (Mass Market Paperback)
I had read this book several times in the past and before reviewing it I read it again.
His author was more than fifty years old when he wrote it. This maturity is perceptible all along this work. The story is situated in a world devastated by a sudden pestilence that annihilates most of the humankind. Taking into account the last SARS epidemic, that jumped abruptly from China to Canada, it doesn't look an impossible scenario.
Isherwood Willams comes down from an isolate spot in the mountains to discover an empty world. He starts a search all across USA, from California to New York and back again. He only find isolate human cells, couples or trios, overwhelmed by catastrophe and in a near catatonic state. Returns to his native town and contemplate with a certain scientific detachment the fading world around him.
Mr. Stewart intercalate brief vignettes describing what happens to dogs, cats, cattle, plants, roads, dams, bridges. Contrasting them with Ish's daily experiences. Little by little the story grip reader's attention and even if action is somehow slow, the book can't be putted down.
Human cells began to approach each other an a rather feeble structure starts to grow up.
This is the story.
The author approaches universal questions about survival and extinction; civilization and savagery; social structure and anomie. He also examines religious values, ethics and the ultimate sense of life itself.
This book gives the reader a lot of stuff to think about. A very enticing read!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Falls Way Short of Expectations, May 18 2002
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Glowing reviews, word of mouth praise and the subject matter all left me eager to read Earth Abides. Unfortunately this book fell far short of my expectations. The premise of a global plague is truly fascinating (and frightening), especially in light of recent world events, but the story drags on in such a depressing and mundane fashion that reading the book became a chore rather than an adventure. The lead character's over inflated opinion of himself is so prevalent through out the book that it prevents any character development on the part of any other survivors. Over 300 pages and you barely get to know any of them. That would not have mattered so much if the author had done a better job of portraying the aftermath of the plague. Too little attention was paid to what would happen to the local environment. Impacts are generally glossed over in short, simplistic passages. Survival was no more difficult than raiding the local grocery store and opening a can of beans, even after 20 years. I never felt the horror and struggle for survival that one would expect with such a global catstrophe. The technology in the book is certainly dated but I didn't find that a distraction. This is not an enjoyable read. Better classics on man wiping himself out include "On the Beach" and "Alas, Babylon". For a more up to date adventure try "Ill Wind" by Anderson & Beason.
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2.0 out of 5 stars An overestimated classic
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2.0 out of 5 stars Sorry, I just didn't get it.
I see many people loved this book, but having just finished it, I just don't get the appeal it has for so many people. I found it incredibly boring and tedious. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Earth Abides by George R. Stewart
I first read this book back in 1967. At that time I was a kid and the whole story seemed to be nothing but "science fiction. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you, George R. Stewart
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