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Chargement... Delugepar S. Fowler Wright
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)823.912Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1901-1945Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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Even minor characters get detailed histories and motivations as a means to criticizing modern civilization – government, education, economics, law, etc. but especially the damage done to the earth. Wright is a Luddite. He clears the way for a final showdown between humanity’s best and worst elements.
This book was apparently widely popular in its day; copies are easily found at Goodwill or Salvation Army stores.
Two minor characters are memorable -
Mary Wittels continues her sheltered life post-deluge without a clue as to the changes in the world
and
Martha Barnes, a "scraggy, sharp-featured woman with a shrill and bitter tongue" who nonetheless, with an astounding shrewdness and capability, singlehandedly foils an invasion plot by the bad guys.
Possibly should be tagged as a seminal book in the sub-genre of teotwawki.
3 + 1/2 stars for clever writing and insights derived from that time period’s assumptions. ( )