The Before and The After

Never has a post-apocalyptic novel made me wish for the almost complete decimation of the human race as much as The Before and the After does. The story follows one man with his cat and horse as he travels and trades between the few small remaining groups of people in Northern California, interweavi......more

Fascinating post apocalyptic story This is a fascinating look at how communities and individuals survive when civilization essentially collapses. The drama is sometimes tense, particularly as stories of the Preacher reach Trader and his trepidation grows. The ending was more positive than I expected.......more

I received this book as part of a goodreads giveaway but this review is my own. The world has already suffered so many things and now the population is minimal. Cities or settlements have few people and news only travels from people visiting the different settlements. However there are dangers in go......more

Fantastic read I received this book from a #goodreadsgiveaway. Thank you! When I received this book, I was still Covid-19 traumatized, so I waited a bit to read. What a fantastic story about coming together, surviving, and living. I appreciated the way the story was told through the eyes of a travele......more

Wow, a really interesting dystopian novel that had me hooked. The author really knows how to create anxiety and anticipation. I was on the edge of my seat for the last 25% trying to figure out what would happen. The ending was rather unexpected and idealistic in my opinion. But overall the book had......more