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Originally Posted by Fbone
Now I'm reading Dark Eden by Chris Beckett, a British social worker and lecturer. Independently published in the UK and Kobo promo code eligible. I'm only 20 pages in but it does have potential.
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Struggled mightily with this one. I'm glad it's over. The plot is in the same vein as
Earth Abides (a far superior novel) in that a few humans must start over after a catastrophe. The difference is that in
Earth Abides the focus is on the real world issues leading to a gradual descent into the primitive whereas
Dark Eden is why progress out of primeval. It's more psychological like a classic sci-fi in that it asks "Why?" with no satisfying answers. The writing was competent with intentional baby talk in dialogue. Expect lots of incest as it's part of the plot. Ending was as expected. Rated D+ [2 stars].