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“Sublime…There is a
satisfying sadness and finality to Theroux’s vision.”
— New York Times Book Review
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“The first great
cautionary fable of climate change. Marcel Theroux’s homespun tale about a
solitary frontier survivor conjures up a monolithic world that's ominous and
deeply memorable.”
— Washington Post
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“A suspenseful,
gripping vision of catastrophe wrought by the warring human impulses of greed
and imagination.”
— Dallas Morning News
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“Imaginative and
extremely well written.”
— Times (London)
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“An absorbing
end-of-days fable.”
— GQ
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“An atmospheric tale of
a near-future dystopia…One for fans of Margaret Atwood.”
— Evening Standard (London)
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“Theroux is a master
storyteller, and the narrative is as full of surprises as it is of murders. And
in Makepeace he’s created the moral center of a heartless world: hardened by…experiences
[yet] capable of great courage, friendship, and loyalty, so that the bleak
vision of this novel contains a glint of consolation.”
— Independent on Sunday (starred review)
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“Theroux has managed
to pull off a macho novel that would appeal to both male and female readers…Who
would have thought that a novel of doom could be so interesting…so…enjoyable?…A
surprising romp beyond despair.”
— Globe and Mail (Toronto)
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“Theroux’s post-apocalyptic
road novel will inevitably be compared to that other post-apocalyptic road
novel Oprah liked, and while Theroux…is not the existential stylist McCarthy
is, he is a superior plotter…Theroux succeeds in crafting a wildly eccentric
and intelligent [novel] that’s ultimately and strangely hopeful.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“Narrator Yelena Schmulenson escorts the listener on Makepeace's remarkable journey as she ventures beyond her vacant city to explore the tundra, searching for any life besides her own...Schmulenson interprets Makepeace's intelligence and fortitude with compassion, providing a rhythmic pace that bridges the heroine's insightful thoughts and brutal experiences.
— AudioFile
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How refreshing to meet Makepeace Hatfield, who faces a world gone wild with hope, humor, and a scrappy tenacity that manages to find beauty in a ravaged arctic landscape, and hangs on to humanity against all odds.
— Pam Houston, author of Cowboys Are My Weakness
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Theroux is a master storyteller, and the narrative is as full of surprises as it is of murders. And in Makepeace he's created the moral centre of a heartless world: hardened by . . . experiences [yet] capable of great courage, friendship and loyalty, so that the bleak vision of this novel contains a glint of consolation.
— Brandon Robshaw, The Independent on Sunday (five stars)
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An absorbing end-of-days fable.
— GQ
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It's a great pleasure to fall into the pages of a natural-born storyteller. If you're looking for an unforgettable character, your search ends here.
— Russell Hoban, author of Riddley Walker
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Imaginative and extremely well written.
— Kate Saunders, The Times (London)
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Marcel Theroux delivers a masterly sleight-of-hand . . . and after the third chapter deftly pulls the rug from under the reader's feet. I was completely duped. It is set in a cruel Siberian landscape that is dotted with slave camps and where ‘human beings are rat-cunning and will happily kill you twice over for a hot meal.' This is an action-packed, dystopian adventure story with cracking set pieces.
— Sebastian Shakespeare, Tatler
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Theroux's postapocalyptic road novel will inevitably be compared to that other postapocalyptic road novel Oprah liked, and while Theroux . . . is not the existential stylist McCarthy is, he is a superior plotter . . . Theroux succeeds in crafting a wildly eccentric and intelligent page-turner that's ultimately and strangely hopeful.
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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An atmospheric tale of a near-future dystopia . . . One for fans of Margaret Atwood.
— Evening Standard