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Only the Numb Remain
From Anxiety Press
In the wastelands of a world long dead, Calix and Deliah wander through rot and ruin, chased by ghosts, memory, and the illusion of meaning. He’s a philosopher with a six-shooter, she’s the last woman who still believes in survival. Together they stumble through hell, trading bullets and theology in equal measure, trying to find what’s left of humanity after God clocked out.
Only the Numb Remain is a brutal meditation on guilt, memory, and the small mercies that keep the living from joining the dead.
Only the Numb Remain is a brutal meditation on guilt, memory, and the small mercies that keep the living from joining the dead.
125 pages, Paperback
Published December 1, 2025
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January 21, 2026
I didn't connect with this one quite as much as I did with Driver but my review is very similar - dark, brutal and non-stop.
This one felt a bit more scattered, and more like a fever dream, which reflects Calix's state of mind for most of the book. Definitely on the very dark side and a few hard scenes to digest but still very good.
It's hard to stop once you pick up a Vice book.
This one felt a bit more scattered, and more like a fever dream, which reflects Calix's state of mind for most of the book. Definitely on the very dark side and a few hard scenes to digest but still very good.
It's hard to stop once you pick up a Vice book.
December 13, 2025
A story of a broken man just trying to make sense of a dystopian world and fighting his will to live. The main character Calix was a character that lived in the grey area and traveled many paths while meeting many people.. or maybe just the same path in continuous back/forth.
Recommended if you want an emotional, gritty survival story. Calix carries grief and a bad*** survival instinct through his journey.
Recommended if you want an emotional, gritty survival story. Calix carries grief and a bad*** survival instinct through his journey.
February 4, 2026
3.5, rounded up
December 9, 2025
The feel bad book of the year.
Beautiful and brutal in equal measures.
Beautiful and brutal in equal measures.
January 18, 2026
I loved this! Part one was jumpy grotesque philosophical dread really deep diving into the MC's mental state but after it levels out to a real journey with a bit of Nightmareland Chronicles by Daniel Barnett and A Boy and His Dog by Harlan Ellison. Lots of existential wondering and human curiosity. It really scratches that post-apocalyptic, dark philosophical itch.
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