Well, this time I picked out an old paperback from my box of 60s +70s science fiction pbs, and, even though I stayed up late to finish it ( fell asleep, then awakened, then struggled on to the end),I think this one would have been better left in the box. SPOILER ALERT--the picture on the cover had nothing to do with the story,except showing flooding, but it is the best part of the book. Mainly, it's about a bunch of people-all Brits-sitting around on a raft following a worldwide deluge--and nothing much happens through most of the book. When they finally spot land and prepare to start their Brave New World, the book ends ( it does say they were successful in creating their new society). It certainly did not help that I could not connect at all with any of the characters. I think J.G. Ballard did a story about a Great Flood and that's the one I should have found to read.
Wow, did those of you who rated this actually read it? I found the author's style superb and I couldn't stop reading this short book set in I believe England. A book that reveals who people are and what they become. The rain continues to fall, flooding everything uninhabitable and our way of life changes. What do you do? Do remain and wait out the rain? Do let go of your old life and set off for an adventure? Do you seek out people or isolate yourself in attempts to control everything? Do you let the rain drive you insane?What happens After the Rain?This is a MUST read book that I can foretell that I will read a dozen more times!
