American Wasteland: The Old Man and the Wasteland (Other)

from jamespurcell

Slow but almost compelling is this post apocalypse story of an old man salvaging for his family. His travels through the Tuscon area bring him into many dangerous situations but he finally wins through and gets the fish in the boat.

from jamespurcell

Slow but almost compelling is this post apocalypse story of an old man salvaging for his family. His travels through the Tuscon area bring him into many dangerous situations but he finally wins through and gets the fish in the boat.

from goddamn_phony

This novella is a quick and relatively easy read, and while some of the Old Man's trials stretch the suspension of disbelief just a little too far, the plot manages to move along at a good clip. Unabashedly setting out to retrace the footsteps of McCarthy and Hemingway is a hell of a task to set ...

from Hermyoni

Review: Have you ever heard the term Slow Burn? If you haven't, basically it means a steadily penetrating show of anger or contempt. This book is a slow burn. I wanted to like it, I did but the more the pages went on the more disgusted I became. Yet, I went against my better judgement and kept re...

from GaryBabb

I really am going to have to stop buying 99 cent books. I haven't found one yet worth reading, and this is no exception. But, I did read it all the way to the end, which greatly disappointed me. I did get into the story with much effort, but it was tiresome to read. In the beginning every other s...