Matt Mayr
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- Matt Mayr grew up in a small mining community north of Lake Superior, where he learned to hunt and fish from a very young age, spending most of his youth outdoors. He holds an Honours English Degree from York University, and attended the Humber School for Writers mentorship program twice. He has traveled extensively in India, Nepal and South America, trekking to Mount Everest Base Camp, and paddling deep into the Amazon Basin. He lives in Toronto
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Bad City door Matt Mayr
Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten.I recieved this as part of the early reviewers program. I just couldn't get into this one.
Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten.Kill or be killed. Post apocalyptic stories can be so depressing, and dirty. Literally dirty. I can just picture the dirt under everyone's fingernails. Forget the anxiety over the constant threat of violence, I just wanted someone to get a hot bath. Ah well, I liked the main character Simon and his girl, hope the cabin was there in the wilderness.
Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten.Thanks to Librarything and the publisher for a free copy of this ebook.
I find that post-apocalyptic novels can be a hit or a miss. Bad City, Matt Mayr's debut novel was a definite hit with me. I was engaged from the start and had a hard time putting it down, right through to the ending which did not disappoint.
Set in North Town and South Town, societies created after catastrophic flooding, the reader is introduced to a violent world where people are ruled by fear and desperation.
There are many interesting, well-developed characters, my favourite being Simon Gray, a young thief, disillusioned by society. He prepares to escape into the unknown, beyond the city limits with his love interest, Eva. They gather seeds and other survival essentials to start a new life in the wilds of Northern Ontario at his parents' old cabin.
Flashbacks of Simon's life growing up in Northern Ontario and India are seamlessly interspersed with the present day story. I found them particularly fascinating as they helped me to understand and become invested in Simon's character.
All in all, Bad City is a very well written, engaging read.… (meer)
I find that post-apocalyptic novels can be a hit or a miss. Bad City, Matt Mayr's debut novel was a definite hit with me. I was engaged from the start and had a hard time putting it down, right through to the ending which did not disappoint.
Set in North Town and South Town, societies created after catastrophic flooding, the reader is introduced to a violent world where people are ruled by fear and desperation.
There are many interesting, well-developed characters, my favourite being Simon Gray, a young thief, disillusioned by society. He prepares to escape into the unknown, beyond the city limits with his love interest, Eva. They gather seeds and other survival essentials to start a new life in the wilds of Northern Ontario at his parents' old cabin.
Flashbacks of Simon's life growing up in Northern Ontario and India are seamlessly interspersed with the present day story. I found them particularly fascinating as they helped me to understand and become invested in Simon's character.
All in all, Bad City is a very well written, engaging read.… (meer)
Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten.When I read the author's bio I understood the origin of the detail of the book. This post apocalypse novel is not special except for the details of survival incorporated in the narrative. Even though it follows the tried and true format of the genre, it is made more interesting by the inclusion of survival detail that only an experienced hunter and fisherman would be able to provide. Enjoyable read, not unusual, but interesting for the inclusion of special details, I'd recommend.
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