Eruption (Supervolcano Book 1)
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Tambora volcano Indonesia ". Progress in Physical Geography. Archived from the original on 4 August Retrieved 4 August Explicit use of et al. Ministry of Civil Defence. Technically its a YA novel but thus far its been far superior to the drivel in Turtledove's version. This may be a first for me in that the author has managed to craft an entire book without a single sympathetic character - except for Pickles, the cat I was anxious to pick up this book because a I'd read quite a few of Turtledove's earlier novels and really enjoyed them and b recently read another book on the subject of a super-volcano eruption at Yellowstone called "Ashfall" by Mike Mullin.
This may be a first for me in that the author has managed to craft an entire book without a single sympathetic character - except for Pickles, the cat of one of the central characters. Unlikeable, barely one-dimensional characters, hackneyed prose, unbelievable situations and reactions that defy logic and human behavior. There were so many points where as I was reading, I'd put the book down and say to myself "There's no way that would happen.
You'd think that with a title like "Supervolcano: Eruption" there might be some emphasis on the eruption and how the characters and society reacted to them. Instead, its almost added in as an afterthought to a soap opera about a dysfunctional unlikable family who in the midst of a cataclysmic planetary disaster doesn't seem to grow or learn anything.
Given the self-centeredness of every character, frankly I'm a bit surprised they even noticed that there was an eruption. The Ferguson clan spends the entire book, before and after the disaster, more concerned with getting stoned, getting laid, acting sexist, complaining about grammar, grinding axes with former spouses, exhibiting an utter disregard for their family - the adults being more selfish than the grown children. With each page, I found myself rooting more and more for the volcano. Turtledove did get around to mentioning several times that in his version of a post-apocalyptic America there would be paper shortages.
One can only hope such vision becomes a reality before he follows his usual publishing MO and turns this complete and utter waste of time into a series by penning another half-dozen books. Jun 30, Paul Ditroia rated it did not like it. This man has a PhD in Byzantine history. He has written some of the most well researched, best alternative history novels I've ever read.
Why at this point in his career he chose to write this USA network movie drivel I have no idea. The characters are one dimensional and unlikable, the event itself in the book was underwhelming, and the aftermath was "So what? No real drama, no tension. There was about a 10 page section that made me feel like I was playing The Sims. She took something out of h This man has a PhD in Byzantine history.
She took something out of her purse, then she walked over here. She put the key in the door, then she turned it I don't know if this was some kind of contractual obligation, or more concerning, if Turtledove is joining the dumbing down of America bandwagon. Perhaps in this stage in his life, he is hoping for that one big score and write a book that will be picked up as a movie staring Tom Cruise, but if you are a Turtledove fan, you will be disappointed.
If you've never read him, do yourself a favor and do not make this your first experience. Dec 18, Janet rated it did not like it. I had this book on pre-order for two months. I have never been more disappointed by a good author. Not only is this novel a mess of meaningless foreshadowing and characters, the "science" was deplorable.
My fifth graders could have constructed a more interesting "what if " story after watching any decent National Geographic super volcano DVD. Despite my frustrations with this book, I slogged all the way to the end, somehow hoping Turtledove was going to craft a clever twist or make me even care I had this book on pre-order for two months. Despite my frustrations with this book, I slogged all the way to the end, somehow hoping Turtledove was going to craft a clever twist or make me even care about these characters.
And these characters were all nearly indistinguishable from each other. I was tired of their meaningless profanity and sarcasm from the beginning. Frankly I didn't care enough about most of them and wouldn't have minded if the volcano wiped them all out. Mar 11, Renee rated it did not like it. I made it to page 74 and after reading this: Do not waste your time. Didn't survive the first CD. Starting off with a potty-mouthed loser as protagonist was a poor choice by this author.
Stick with alternate histories, Harry. Jun 20, Amy Messier rated it liked it. It was interesting to read how this even effected the different parts of the country.
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It centered around a slightly dysfunctional family and their experiences Jul 27, Josh rated it did not like it Shelves: The supervolcano itself is an afterthought, a minor plot point in what is a terribly boring drama. I could only read the details of somebody's breakfast so many times before I gave up on this one.
Jul 18, Suzanne Johnson rated it liked it. Good escapism when there isn't a vintage disaster movie playing on TV. Yes, I'm a disaster-movie junkie. Review to run on my blog Yellowstone Park is known as a national treasure, and a wonder to behold, but few know about its deadly potential. The park sits atop a gigantic supervolcano, which has gone off in the past, and is due to erupt again virtually any time.
Humanity has never witnessed the wrath of a supervolcano Harry Turtledove begins a new trilogy, Supervolcano , with the first of the series, Eruption. A supervolcanic eruption in Yellowstone Park sends lava and mud flowing towa Yellowstone Park is known as a national treasure, and a wonder to behold, but few know about its deadly potential. Those who survive find themselves caught in an apocalyptic catastrophe in which humanity has no choice but to rise from the ashes and recreate the world… The eruption of a supervolcano would undoubtedly spell doom for huge portions of the US, and would have lasting repercussions the world over--or so you would think.
Though Turtledove does an admirable job portraying the effects such a disaster would have, there's still a lot left missing.
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Specifically, the effects the rest of the world would feel, and not just to the people immediately surrounding the devastation. It's a very tightly-focused novel, and it's slightly unbelievable that weeks or months after this eruption, people would still be going about life pretty much as they always have. The gas shortages, escalating prices of everything, and changing weather don't seem to affect the characters as profoundly as one would expect. Likewise, the author makes the characters seemingly obtuse to the news around them.
Our modern society would be glued to the television sets, staring at pictures of the devastation, yet that doesn't seem to happen in Eruption. Instead, the characters seemingly go about their lives as usual, with only a couple--though major--exceptions. On top of the supervolcano eruption, Ferguson is tracking a serial-killer, which adds an unwelcome story thread which seems not at all necessary.
Eruption has ratings and reviews. karen said: i really am not looking forward to writing this review. this was the worst book i have ever read. Supervolcano: Eruption [Harry Turtledove] on www.farmersmarketmusic.com *FREE* Turn on 1- Click ordering for this browser Book 1 of 3 in the Supervolcano Series.
Eruption follows primarily a single family, the Fergusons, as they go about their normal, everyday lives--though normal might be stretching it just a bit. Though not over-the-top, this family is believably dysfunctional. But the characters eventually fall relatively flat. It's easy to despise nearly every viewpoint character introduced, as none of them have particularly endearing qualities; the ones who do feel withdrawn and distant, never establishing an emotional connection with the reader.
The dialogue is mostly believable, though sometimes rather abnormal. The police lingo used isn't entirely realistic, and the talk amongst the band-members seems artificial most of the time. Speaking of the band, it's an oddly-named group, and is repeated--in entirety--so often that it feels like the author is promoting something, rather than referring to the band. It's an odd group of characters that only serve to further distance the reader from the events going on in the book. Unfortunately, readers who pick up this book expecting to read about a cataclysmic and earth-changing event will be left very disappointed.
The supervolcano eruption itself is unspectacular, the aftermath feels tired, and it's more work than reward to finish reading. For the beginning of a trilogy, it's a weak opening chapter, and leaves no desire to read the remaining ones. Jul 07, Tanya rated it did not like it. It has been quite some time since I've read a book I disliked as completely as this one. It had rare, small moments, sure, but overall? The idea of a "What if? We open with Colin Ferguson, a Southern California cop, who is on vacation in the Yellowstone area getting over his ex-wife who left him for an aerobics instructor.
They hit it off of course. Ferguson has 3 grown kids: There's even the random character of daughter's ex who gets on so well with dad that he still hangs out with him from time to time. So, we scatter the family around the country to make it even more dramatic, except Nobody ever gets as emotional as real people probably would. Honestly, I feel that the effects of what would actually happen in the wake of something like this were downplayed.
The daughter ends up in a refugee camp set up in the ass-end of someplace near Arkansas, but we hardly spend any time with her The oldest son and his band mates have ended up stranded in Maine because of weather with a kindly and eccentric innkeeper, but, they're hardly bearing the brunt of things like the refugees. So what was the point??
Eruption (Supervolcano, #1) by Harry Turtledove
There were lots of 'wtf? Lots of corny writing and dialogue exists, too, like characters who needlessly correct typos when they see them. I think she would have found some other way of describing the situation. However, I'd heard decent things about Mr.
With this as my only example, I'm not likely to try anything else by him any time soon. Mar 13, Hal rated it it was ok.
Everyone is an acerbic jerk. His daughter is specifically called by everyone as an unpleasant bitch. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Though Turtledove does an admirable job portraying the effects such a disaster would have, there's still a lot left missing. The inside flap of the book reads, in part: I had this book on pre-order for two months.
I normally really like Harry Turtledove's books. However, this one left me a little cold. The basic premise is that the Supervolcano under Yellowstone Park erupts. Now this sounded like a really cool disaster novel. There are a couple of problems with the novel: This should've happened sooner in the book.
I do have to say that he does make one character suffer because she was too close to the supervolcano, and her journey out of that part of the country was fairly interesting, but I was kind of hoping she'd die because she was pretty obnoxious. It's almost as if he's going to write a sequel that shows just how tough life in the United States and around the globe will be months or years after the supervolcano blows up. This book did not blow my mind. On the plus side, the word Supervolcano is really awesome.
Aug 11, Katie rated it did not like it. Let me just say up front I wasn't able to finish this book. In the beginning I was actually enjoying it quite a bit. I have read several books by Harry Turtledove and I have learned to forgive his lack of character development in favor of his incredible ability to weave historical and technical details into a realistic, while also fantastic story.
I was enjoying the lead up to the volcano eruption, including all the little nerdy bits of volcano science, and was looking forward to an exciting sto Let me just say up front I wasn't able to finish this book. I was enjoying the lead up to the volcano eruption, including all the little nerdy bits of volcano science, and was looking forward to an exciting story of survival. Unfortunately, once the volcano erupted the story really went down hill for me. There was little hope for the characters or the world.
Everyone was depressed and it just looked more and more like the ending of this series was everybody dying, not just the characters, but most of the population of the planet. It felt like I was just reading the stories of a half dozen people's slow and miserable paths to death. Now I understand why disaster stories are also always so unrealistic and unscientific - because the truth is that in a disaster it would mostly just be horrible and depressing and there would be very little we could do about it.
Those facts do not make for an exciting story. Those characteristics that I have enjoyed in Harry Turtledove's other books - his attention to detail and real world insight - proved more a liability than an asset in this book. So, I'm putting it down and moving on to something a little more upbeat.
My advice is to stick to Turtledove's historical novels and steer clear of this one.
Mar 23, Patrick DiJusto rated it really liked it Shelves: You know what you're going to get: All the characters will make pop culture references endlessly, and most of them will speak "military" small talk: These characters will all find themselves in a drastically change Come on: These characters will all find themselves in a drastically changed world, which one of the characters warned them would happen, but no one listened.
The trilogy is set in the near-future. In his afterword, Turtledove states that whenever a person happens to read Eruption , "it opens the following Memorial Day weekend. For a person reading after Memorial Day, , the book opens in , and so on. Whether this vague approach will continue to be tenable as the trilogy progresses remains to be seen.
Roughly a year after the book begins, the Yellowstone Supervolcano erupts, effectively destroying the state of Wyoming along with other areas within a radius under miles. However, the entire midwest is soon covered in ash and debris, effectively killing the breadbasket of America. Metropolitan areas such as Denver and Salt Lake City , while not destroyed in the blast, are also soon covered in ash, and those people who didn't immediately flee are subject to disease and starvation.
As is typical with Turtledove's work, the story focuses on a group of conventional "everymen", with the bulk of the POVs made up of members of the Ferguson Family. Colin Ferguson is a detective in the fictional town San Atanasio California. At the beginning of the book, he is recovering from his divorce from his wife, Louise , who has left him for another man.