04/21/2005: "I finished reading 'Earth Abides'"

Last night I finished Earth Abides by George R. Stewart. It was every bit as good as I remeber it. Last night I read the last 100 pages and just couldn't put it down despite it being past when I usually go to bed.

What I found interesting about reading it this time is how much the main character's wife is given a Marian image. She is called the Mother of Nations in the book and is the strongest of all the characters.

Read it! It starts slowly but once you get to the middle section called 'The Year 22' it picks up and has a number of gripping moments that come as quite a surprise. After that section, the second section called 'The Quick Years' and the final section are amazingly perceptive.