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Etiquette for an Apocalypse Anne Mendel Books

Very interesting book. Well written very witty. Characters were well developed. I would read more by this author, which is the way I usually pick books. The title was what made me buy this one, though.


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Etiquette for an Apocalypse Anne Mendel Books Reviews

Mendel has taken a subject normally relegated to paranormal romance and science fiction and made it far more realistic. Her post-apocalyptic world is not filled with zombies and other supernatural atrocities. She creates a very believable situation and her characters are easy to identify with. Sophie's drug's are not recreational. Her brother makes, and she sells, what today would be over the counter drugs for medical ailments. Her husband still slaves away as a doctor at the local hospital even though it no longer pays and his job is far more challenging in a time when electricity, most drugs and other medical necessities are impossible to find but the number of dying patients has greatly increased. Their daughter is a typical 13 year-old in a very atypical time. Being a teenager is, in many ways, the same as before the apocalypse - rebellion against the parents, anxiety over boys, you know the usual - with the added problems of a lack of food, no organized schools and rampant street violence. Sophie's mother's grasp on reality seems weak most of the time and yet she can be very astute. She has a way of seeing the really important parts of a problem. She, ever the Jewish mother, is the one who has instilled Sophie's good etiquette and still considers it very important despite, or perhaps because of, the horrible conditions the family lives in.

Sophie's investigation into the dumping of murdered prostitutes leads her to an important role in a turf war. Being a mom and budding entrepreneur has prepared her well to be a para-militaristic leader.

Working together reignites a long dormant flame between Sophie and her husband that is touching and exciting.

Sophie is sarcastic and irreverent. I laughed put loud numerous times and marked several pages. This book is a very entertaining read and who knows, it might just come in handy if we find ourselves in similar circumstances!

Rating 4.5

Heat Rating Mild - Mild detailed scenes of intimacy, mild violence or profanity.

Reviewed By Jeanne Stone-Hunter for My Book Addiction and More
Before the end of the world, Sophie Cohen was just like any other mom. She took care of her two kids and her husband, and life was good. After the caldera blew, life went to Hell in a handbasket. Making a new life for her family, including her dellusional mother and genius/autistic brother, doesn't come easy. Sophie is able to make ends meet by selling her brother's antibotics, pain killers, and whatever other medicine he can come up with. When her husband discovers bodies being dumped at his hospital, Sophie is sent on a wild ride trying to find the person responsible for the deaths and along the way gets swept up in post-apocalyptic warfare. It's survival of the fittest and the winner is the one who holds all the cards

Etiquette for an Apocalypse is a refreshing new take on the end of the world. It didn't need zombies or anything crazy supernatural to make a point. I always like new takes on old ideas and this book definitely had it. I mean, what would you do when the world ended? Sophie was an interesting character who did what she had to get by. The idea of a serial killer at the end of the world was different but something I felt I could get behind. Then the story went off in a weird direction.

I felt like Anne Mendel got a bit sidetracked with trying to transition from chasing a serial killer to teaming up to take down the psychotic pseudo-over lord of the end of the world. The action was extremely anti-climatic, after an interesting build up, and at the end, it just got weird.

I would recommend this book simply because it's so different. If you can get past the weird crap in the last 10 or so chapters, then you'll really like it.
I grew up in Portland, so initially I was very intrigued by this story. When the characters first started investigating the murders I wanted to keep reading. Then things tanked for me in the muddle, the plot was thin, every conflict tied up easily (and often unbelievably), and I felt the writing was repetitive (if I had to read the phrase "Bertrand calm" or "Bertrand way" one more time I was going to scream).
Anne Mendel's book is full of razor-sharp wit and dark humor, based not on the situation itself but on her character's thoughts and reactions to it. Imagine taking the worst day of your life, and finding a way to make it funny. That's what Anne Mendel has done with the apocalypse.

There is great suspense, believable characters with both depth and personality, lots of action, and many plot twists, none of which feel "contrived".

Also, this is a book that really makes you think - what would you do, if you survived an apocalyptic event that wiped out all the technology infrastructure we take for granted?

Who would have thought the end of the world would be so entertaining?
Absolute dud. I couldn't even force myself to finish it. Clunky writing. Funny? Not even witty. Reads more like a post-mid-life crisis Vanity Press/self published book instead of a novel crafted by a fine,or even interesting, writer.The main character is supposed to be 44 in 2020? She comes across more like an old fashioned,unfunny, Erma Bombeck at 64. I honestly can't see how this novel could've gotten such rave reviews. I sincerely wish I hadn't believed them & wasted my money & time on this book.
Might sound odd, but Anne Mendel somehow manages to successfully blend humor with post-apocalyptic fiction. Sophie's quirky view of what's left of the world around her plays startling counterpoint to her agoraphobic, but highly fashion-conscious mother and blossoming teenage daughter. Hardly the usual lineup of end-of-the-world characters. Throw in an infatuated gang banger, an absent minded workaholic husband, an autistic savant brother, and a string of serial murders ... I'm afraid you're just gonna have to read it for yourself.
Very interesting book. Well written very witty. Characters were well developed. I would read more by this author, which is the way I usually pick books. The title was what made me buy this one, though.