I found the voice of the main character 'Willo' a little strange to start with, but after a while I really liked this writing style and particularly the anger and naivety within the voice. This is a story that is set in our future, 2059 in a sixth ice age. Throughout the book you begin to discover how people have begun to form a new existance to survive, or not, and how much smaller the world has become. There are moments of extreme violence and suspense - which help you as a reader to truly imagine what this world has now become. It is a very thought provoking read and, I think very good.
"I'm gonna sit here in my place on the hill behind the house. Waiting. And watching. Ain't nothing moving down there. The valley look pretty bare in the snow. Just the house grey and lonely down by the river all frozen. I got to think what I'm gonna do now that everyone gone. But I got my dog head on. The dog gonna tell me what to do. The dog gonna help me. The house look proper empty - don't it dog? You just sit quiet in these rocks Willo."
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