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GIVEAWAY: Win a copy of The Postmortal by Drew Magary

Posted by Anastasia on August 30, 2011 2 Responses »

Aug 302011

I wasn’t all that satisfied when I finished reading The Postmortal, but I also didn’t want to throw it against the wall. It didn’t make me happy, and in fact it pissed me off a few times, but neither did it make me miserable. By that I’m assuming that literary sci-fi just isn’t my thing, but that if it’s your thing you might like The Postmortal more than I did. [From my review earlier today.]

I have the feeling that more than a few of my readers might be fond of cynical pre-apocalyptic literary sci-fi novels, which is why I’ve decided to go ahead and give away one copy of The Postmortal to someone from the US/Canada. Or, really, it’s the publisher giving away a copy; thank you, publisher!

Rules
1. One (1) winner will win one (1) paperback copy of The Postmortal by Drew Magary.
2. US/Canada only.
3. The giveaway will run from now, August 30th, to midnight EST on September 6th. In other words: TODAY to NEXT TUESDAY.
4. The winner will be chosen using Random.org. The winner will be announced here at the blog on September 11th, unless I forget.
5. You can get two extra entries by 1) being a subscriber and 2) sharing the contest link somewhere. Yay!

THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. CONGRATS TO THE WINNER!

Info will be deleted after the contest ends. I’m not a creep!

REVIEW: The Postmortal by Drew Magary

Posted by Anastasia on August 30, 2011 6 Responses »

Aug 302011

104. The Postmortal by Drew Magary
Publication: Penguin (Non-Classics) (August 30, 2011), Paperback, 384pp / ISBN 0143119826
Genre: Fiction (Sci-fi, sort of)

Read: August 27-28, 2011
Source: Publisher (thank you!)

Summary from B&N:

John Farrell is about to get “The Cure.”
Old age can never kill him now.
The only problem is, everything else still can . . .

Imagine a near future where a cure for aging is discovered and-after much political and moral debate-made available to people worldwide. Immortality, however, comes with its own unique problems-including evil green people, government euthanasia programs, a disturbing new religious cult, and other horrors. Witty, eerie, and full of humanity, The Postmortal is an unforgettable thriller that envisions a pre-apocalyptic world so real that it is completely terrifying.

Review

You know how The Magicians is basically like a “literary fantasy” novel? Well, The Postmortal is basically like a “literary sci-fi” novel, and it knows it. I mostly enjoyed reading The Postmortal– it was scary and kind of exciting and also really disgusting, in a way– but it had this self-awareness to it that I didn’t like. Continue reading »