THE ROAD - but with hope. Hig, bereaved and traumatised after global disaster, has three things to live for - his dog Jasper, his aggressive but helpful neighbour, and his Cessna aeroplane. He's just about surviving, so long as he only takes his beloved plane for short journeys, and saves his remaining fuel. But, just once, he picks up a message from another pilot, and eventually the temptation to find out who else is still alive becomes irresistible. So he takes his plane over the horizon, knowing that he won't have enough fuel to get back. What follows is scarier and more life-affirming than he could have imagined.
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The Dog Stars
By Peter Heller
THE ROAD - but with hope. Hig, bereaved and traumatised after global disaster, has three things to live for - his dog Jasper, his aggressive but helpful neighbour, and his Cessna aeroplane. He's just about surviving, so long as he only takes his beloved plane for short journeys, and saves his remaining fuel. But, just once, he picks up a message from another pilot, and eventually the temptation to find out who else is still alive becomes irresistible. So he takes his plane over the horizon, knowing that he won't have enough fuel to get back. What follows is scarier and more life-affirming than he could have imagined.
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Reviewed by Raphaela Ich hatte mich wahnsinnig auf das Buch gefreut und fand es am Ende leider wahnsinnig enttäuschend. Der Schreibstil ist anstrengend mit der fehlenden Dialogformatierung, die Charaktere sind flach, die Apokalypse ist langweilig und Higs Versuch, Trauer und verlust zu verarbeiten und in Gedanken zu fassen, sind nicht halb so tiefschürfend, wie einen der Autor gern glauben machen möchte. Die Handlung ist dünn. Auch wenn der Leser mit Higs Erkundungsflügen immer wieder kurz angeheizt wird, kommt danach das Tief. Es folgen Seiten über Seiten von Naturbeschreibungen, die zuerst schön und poetisch wirken, in der Widerholung aber irgendwann anöden. Aber besonders misslungen ist leider die Figur der Cima. Wäre das Buch nicht ein Geschenk einer sehr lieben Freundin gewesen, die mir eine Freude machen wollte, hätte ich wohl irgendwo um die 200 Seiten abgebrochen.