Genre, humanity & the future in The Year of the Locust | Book Review

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  • Опубліковано 26 лис 2023
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  • @donaldsheldon2097
    @donaldsheldon2097 18 днів тому

    I like Terry Hayes writing

  • @michaelmcdonnell5998
    @michaelmcdonnell5998 7 місяців тому

    I'm on page 309. I will watch your review when I have finished!

  • @BookishChas
    @BookishChas 8 місяців тому

    This sounds really good! Thanks Yolanda. I also want to read I Am Pilgrim.

    • @storytoob
      @storytoob  8 місяців тому +1

      Thanks Chas! I’ll probably pick it up some time next year.

  • @Coleton2573
    @Coleton2573 8 місяців тому

    I Am Pilgrim has been on my thriller radar a while, but I think I'll try this first from Hayes because I love sci-fi too, and you made this sound really good!
    Just to throw a rec back at you, The Border by Robert McCammon is such an awesome sci-fi thriller, and blends fantasy elements in as well!

    • @storytoob
      @storytoob  8 місяців тому +1

      Oh nice! That’s going straight on the list, thanks! I bought I am Pilgrim as I was 25% into The Year of the Locust, so I’ll probably read it some time next year 😂

  • @tgibridays
    @tgibridays 8 місяців тому

    This sounds super intriguing. I'll have to look it up in Feb... Hopefully I don't forget about it by then. 😂

    • @storytoob
      @storytoob  8 місяців тому +1

      I’ll try to remind you 😂

    • @tgibridays
      @tgibridays 8 місяців тому

      @@storytoob haha I set up a reminder from my library, so if they get it they'll let me know.

  • @mikecawdron2103
    @mikecawdron2103 4 місяці тому

    A real let down after I am Pilgrim. The first 400 pages were great....thenlast 250 pages were beyond crazy.

    • @storytoob
      @storytoob  4 місяці тому

      I think a lot of people are feeling like this, which is fair. It’s not really a spy thriller anymore and becomes post apocalyptic science fiction 😂 worked for me, maybe because I was warned, but definitely a bold choice

  • @jules77739
    @jules77739 6 місяців тому +1

    Admit it. This book is absolutely pants.

    • @storytoob
      @storytoob  6 місяців тому

      Hmmm you're very persuasive....
      I'm considering...
      No, I think I do like it 🤣

  • @donnaballard5687
    @donnaballard5687 7 місяців тому

    glad you liked it too-I was very disappointed with other people's reviews and hope it's not just dismissed...met him too right before I am Pilgrim was released and he told me that it was going to be a trilogy...guess he scrubbed that and wrote Locust instead

    • @storytoob
      @storytoob  7 місяців тому

      Yeah I fully expected opinions to be divided but so far I’m seeing more people that didn’t like where the story went then the other way around. Might have something to do with how it’s marketed (aka as a spy thriller)? He mentioned at the interview that he is still working on a sequel to I am Pilgrim, so fingers crossed🤞🏻

  • @michaelmcdonnell5998
    @michaelmcdonnell5998 7 місяців тому

    SPOILER ALERT!
    It was like falling asleep in front of the telly watching Bourne then waking up to find someone had changed the channel to Starship Troopers!
    I did enjoy it though!

    • @storytoob
      @storytoob  7 місяців тому +1

      That’s a good comparison😂 I’m glad you enjoyed it!

  • @thatsci-firogue
    @thatsci-firogue 8 місяців тому

    Yolanda, its not even December! This madness must be stopped 😂

    • @storytoob
      @storytoob  8 місяців тому

      Just three more days until December! I got excited 🤣

  • @snuffyballparks6501
    @snuffyballparks6501 5 місяців тому

    Well written thriller. Interesting plot. The first 3 parts of this 4 part novel were quite good. Part 4... the shark done got jumped. Just awful. Unbelievable coincidences and the time travel part was totally out of place. Skip this book.

    • @storytoob
      @storytoob  5 місяців тому

      I actually liked where he takes it in part four, although I totally see why someone wouldn’t! Thanks for the comment :)

  • @perro4996
    @perro4996 Місяць тому

    Awful book. Time travelling submarine?? I did not like it at all.

    • @storytoob
      @storytoob  Місяць тому +1

      You’re not alone!