As a new edition to the TEOTWAWKI genre that I’ve come across is this little gem: What’s Left of My World: A Story of a Family’s Survival by C. A. Rudolph. It’s a well-written book that fits right in with several others of its kind. The author is clearly a prepper and a shooter or has done his homework enough to know the lingo. Parts of this book include profanity and other parts are rather violent, so I wouldn’t recommend you listen to this with your kiddos on a road trip. The language and violence aren’t over-done, just something to be aware of.
My only complaint isn’t really specific to this book but rather this genre as a whole. Many of these books seem to be punched from the same template with character names changed. The protagonist is cut from the same cloth; salt of the earth, good family, self-reliant, Christian – someone that many of us identify with. The antagonist, some variation of mutant zombie biker’s, tend to be uncomplicated cannon fodder. Perhaps I need to take a break from this category of audiobook…
As usual, Kevin Pierce does a great job of narration. Utilizing Kevin Pierce for this type of book is a bit of a two-edged sword for the author. Pierce adds some credibility due to the number of good End of the World books he has narrated but his familiar voice doesn’t help the book to stand out from the heard (I know, its ‘herd’, just an audiobook pun…). No offense intended to the talented Mr. Pierce; just an observation.
If you enjoy this type of story I would encourage you to use one of your Audible credits on it.
“Full Disclosure: I received this book for free in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.”