Z For Zachariah

This story enraged me. Maybe it's because I am an adult and cannot stand seeing injustice- Especially when the victim is a CHILD, but I spent most of my time reading this book fighting the urge to hurl it across the room. I didn't know this book existed until a month ago when I heard about the upcoming movie. I know I swore off dystopian reads for awhile, but I feel this one is canon (OG)so it had to be read. And it was a chore! This is not Mrs. Frisby (sadly).

I want to punch John R. Loomis in the face. What an asshat.

That said, I survived it and can only say that if Laura Ingalls Wilder had had to live through nuclear fallout this may be how it would go down. Ann Burden was too nice for her own good.

One more thing! I have read a lot (re: tons) of dystopian fiction and it was a change to see the atheist science guy be the villain. It's almost always a crazed holy roller who is the tyrant at the end of the world. I maintain that there had to be some kind of mental illness on Loomis's part. I still want to see him caught in a bear trap.