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About a third of the way in the story drags a little, and I was frustrated that it takes a long time before the title makes any kind of sense at all. It’s a good thing I hadn’t read this book first, for I would have found that the story I wanted already had been written.
Of course, the extremes of human behaviour are exhibited: the group do their best to maintain decency, but there are those whose focus on their own survival leads them just one tiny step short of cannibalism. Selbst Zahlen der Toten und Überlebenden könnten das Ausmaß dieser Katastrophe nicht begreifbar machen.Stranded on the other side of the country from his wife and children, Ed must push himself across a devastated wasteland to get back to them. Edgar finds himself running a race across the UK to find his family after they are separated by an international task force rescuing survivors. Groups of people left alive scavenge houses and towns, turning feral, trying to find what's left to help them to survive. Look beyond Edgar's selfishness, and just revel in the story itself, as although it's not perfect and I had lots of quibbles with it, this is still a book that I really enjoyed. The guy also could absolutely not do female voices and eventually I shut it off and bought the ebook, which was a better experience.
Ein Briefträger aus dem australischen Outback und eine ehemalige Soldatin bringen ihre Fähigkeiten ins Team ein; die Gruppendynamik ähnelt einem verminten Gelände.Adrian J Walkers postapokalyptische Geschichte des 35-jährigen Schotten Ed wirkt äußerlich wie eine vollgeschriebene Kladde, deren ausgefranste Blätter von einem Gummiband (in geprägter Lackoptik) zusammengehalten werden.
I loved how even minor characters had something to add to Edgar's story from the people who made the journey with him to minor encounters along the way. What I liked: One of the things I absolutely loved about ‘The End of the World Running Club’ was that we got to see the before, during and after. When the sky begins to fall and he finds himself alone, his best hope is to run – or risk losing what he loves forever. I found myself shaking my head multiple times at the self-absorbed whining Edgar uses to explain his behavior in the first 2/3 of this book. And panicked, out of control survivors out there looking to steal what little you do have or do harm to your family.He's just a loser with no ambitions, no drive, no motivation so even though he lucked out on marrying a decent woman and being blessed with two healthy, beautiful children, he still hates himself. He does go on a journey through the story, both literally and emotionally, and so by the end, I did at least understand him, even if I still didn't like him very much. The rest of the story also encompasses a sort of coming of age for Edgar as he realises what is actually important, hey it doesnt matter how old you are you can still suddenly come into your own. It watches and waits while you mess up your life, fill your body with poison and muddy your mind with worry.
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