Earth Abides
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Earth Abides
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Narrated by:
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Jonathan Davis
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Connie Willis
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By:
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George R Stewart
About this listen
Winner of the first International Fantasy Award. George R. Stewart (1895-1980) was a Professor of English at the University of California. He published a number of novels, including two studies of natural catastrophe, Storm and Fire. Earth Abides is his only work of science-fiction.
Published to great acclaim in 1949, Earth Abides is generally regarded as the classic tale of life struggling on after a global disaster. This audio edition celebrates the 60th anniversary of this science-fiction masterwork and includes a special introduction written and read by Hugo Award-winning writer Connie Willis.
A mysterious plague has destroyed the vast majority of the human race. Isherwood Williams returns from a wilderness field trip to discover that civilization has vanished during his absence. Eventually, in San Francisco, he encounters a female survivor who becomes his wife. Around them and their children a small community develops, but rebuilding civilization is beyond their resources, and gradually they return to a simpler way of life.
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Critic reviews
My problem with the book was that it was just a bit too slow. Ish ponders at great length about many of the developments and by modern standards this slows the story down considerably. There's nothing wrong with that per se but some of the "ponderings" really did amount to little more than listing the possible explanations behind events that had occurred rather than adding anything interesting or useful.
Overall though I'd still recommend this book. It's an interesting look at the social aspects of a post apocalypse world and the author reveals a lot of thinking about base human nature. A good book, but no roller coaster ride!
A Thinker's Book
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What made the experience of listening to Earth Abides the most enjoyable?
The easy going pace and the excellent warm narrationWhat other book might you compare Earth Abides to, and why?
The Day of The Triffids. It is dated but written in a way that totally immerses the listener.Which scene did you most enjoy?
The scene where after 20 years they manage to get a Jeep running to go exploring.If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
It's time for a changeAmazing
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I would recommend this to anyone liking post-apocalyptic stories and even to someone who wouldn't usually read these.What did you like best about this story?
This story has stayed in my mind since I first read it, I even bought the book earlier this year, but Audible beat me to reading it! What a treat. Just like the whole story and long view.Have you listened to any of Jonathan Davis and Connie Willis ’s other performances? How does this one compare?
No.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
When Ish meets Jack. Won't say more as it could be a spoiler.Any additional comments?
For anyone who hasn't read the book before, please do you best to work through the prologue...I hadn't expected this unwanted interruption to the start of this great story and if I hadn't already read the book, could have been put off listening altogether.One of my favourite books!
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Disappointed that I have finished it
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"Read" because of ties to The Stand
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The author was born in 1895, so he would have 14 15 at the start of first World War. he would have witness the pandemic of 1919 that happened after the war. What's the pandemic inspiration for this book? Since it was 2 years after second World War. The book is very reflective and you consider your own self. And what would happen if this happen? , what is civilization? It's quite fragile When you reflect on the words flicked of this book. I am very grateful to author for writing this book.
earth abides.... a delifjrful find
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Interesting concept
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What made the experience of listening to Earth Abides the most enjoyable?
Great narrator....excellent thought provoking pieces to a standard recipe. Liked him....disliked him..What other book might you compare Earth Abides to, and why?
I am legend. The girl with all the gifts.Loved it...real thinker of a novel
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Stewart’s covid imagination
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I would recommend this because it is a hauntingly relevant warning to our modern age that is beautifully read.What other book might you compare Earth Abides to, and why?
This is similar to any post apocalyptic story that deals with the demise of mankind.Which character – as performed by Jonathan Davis and Connie Willis – was your favourite?
I am only about a third of the way through so I have only heard Jonathan Davis as a reader and he expresses the few characters I have met excellently. The main character is nature and The Earth itself which is beautifully portrayed.Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It has made me smile, feel pity and feel horror for what could so easily happen to us and we would have no control over the forces of nature.Any additional comments?
I only wish that I had discovered this book before and I will listen to this audiobook many times for its power and beauty.A beautiful reading of a slow burning masterpiece
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