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Overpopulation
he year 1950 world population: 2.5 billion
The year 2011 world population: 7 billion
The year is shy of 2180, world population: Unknown. We follow the story of Ava Stuart and her companions in a post-apocalyptic era, where food, living space and most important – fresh oxygen – are rare. Between the chaos of surviving, Ava would soon meet a young girl under strange circumstances. Their journey together, will change the course of history.
Part 1 - Overpopulation
Part 2 - Sudden Death
Part 3 - Restoring Earth
The year 2011 world population: 7 billion
The year is shy of 2180, world population: Unknown. We follow the story of Ava Stuart and her companions in a post-apocalyptic era, where food, living space and most important – fresh oxygen – are rare. Between the chaos of surviving, Ava would soon meet a young girl under strange circumstances. Their journey together, will change the course of history.
Part 1 - Overpopulation
Part 2 - Sudden Death
Part 3 - Restoring Earth
59 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 5, 2013
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July 18, 2021
Child author?
This book was obviously written by a person who is: 1. not a native English speaker (because of the utter lack of familiarity and use of so very many English expressions) and or 2. Relatively illiterate, manifested in so much improper use of punctuation, and or 3. Very young (as in under 12 years of age), having little worldly experience in the behavior and actions of adults, and or 4. Of limited mental capacity (no offense intended) which skews their ability to translate even pretend, or real world, behavior of adults into any believable tale. Why this book was in a collection offered for adult reading in Amazon is puzzling.
This book was obviously written by a person who is: 1. not a native English speaker (because of the utter lack of familiarity and use of so very many English expressions) and or 2. Relatively illiterate, manifested in so much improper use of punctuation, and or 3. Very young (as in under 12 years of age), having little worldly experience in the behavior and actions of adults, and or 4. Of limited mental capacity (no offense intended) which skews their ability to translate even pretend, or real world, behavior of adults into any believable tale. Why this book was in a collection offered for adult reading in Amazon is puzzling.
April 3, 2013
Overpopulation had a lot of potential, but unfortunately, it did not live up to it. It was a bit of a slow read, and I had trouble really getting into it.
Apparently the world has reached a critical point in overpopulation. Oxygen is a valued resource, and people receive daily oxygen injections. Even living space is rare and valuable. Garry Miles has developed a way to "shut off" a woman's ability to reproduce. Now, rewind three weeks prior for this story. The story follows Ava, her brother Mason, servant Robin, and Lord Edward as they go to get their daily oxygen injection. Along the way, they find a girl, referred to as "mud girl," and Ava becomes determined to ensure the girl's survival.
This book was hard to read. Not only was it a bit slow despite having such a good plot idea, the grammar was horrible, to the point of distracting. I can usually overlook minor grammar errors and one or two spelling mistakes. We're all human, and mistakes happen, especially with self-published ebooks, which I think this is. However, there are so many mistakes in this book. "Ludacris." "Sleeping courters." "lively hood." It was just too much for me. I found myself hoping for the end not long after I began.
The book was also pretty short. It seemed like the beginning of a better novel (well, better once the spelling/grammar errors are taken care of) and ended just when it appeared I might be a little interested in what happens next. Will I buy the next two in the series? Probably not. Maybe if they're free.
I wanted to go with one star because it just really wasn't an enjoyable read at all. But, the potential for a really good story is there, so I went ahead and nudged it up to two. With a lot of editing, it may actually turn out to be a great story.
Apparently the world has reached a critical point in overpopulation. Oxygen is a valued resource, and people receive daily oxygen injections. Even living space is rare and valuable. Garry Miles has developed a way to "shut off" a woman's ability to reproduce. Now, rewind three weeks prior for this story. The story follows Ava, her brother Mason, servant Robin, and Lord Edward as they go to get their daily oxygen injection. Along the way, they find a girl, referred to as "mud girl," and Ava becomes determined to ensure the girl's survival.
This book was hard to read. Not only was it a bit slow despite having such a good plot idea, the grammar was horrible, to the point of distracting. I can usually overlook minor grammar errors and one or two spelling mistakes. We're all human, and mistakes happen, especially with self-published ebooks, which I think this is. However, there are so many mistakes in this book. "Ludacris." "Sleeping courters." "lively hood." It was just too much for me. I found myself hoping for the end not long after I began.
The book was also pretty short. It seemed like the beginning of a better novel (well, better once the spelling/grammar errors are taken care of) and ended just when it appeared I might be a little interested in what happens next. Will I buy the next two in the series? Probably not. Maybe if they're free.
I wanted to go with one star because it just really wasn't an enjoyable read at all. But, the potential for a really good story is there, so I went ahead and nudged it up to two. With a lot of editing, it may actually turn out to be a great story.
April 10, 2013
Really cool short story about the possibilities of over population and what people will do to survive.
June 9, 2013
Short book, but hard to read... the story didn't seem to flow. And the ending was terrible.
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