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Language English Pages 320 Publisher Alfred A. Knopf | 3.9/5 Goodreads Publication date 7 August 2012 Originally published 7 August 2012 Page count 320 Country United States of America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genres Post-Apocalyptic fiction, Adventure Similar Peter Heller books, Other books |
One book one broomfield peter heller the dog stars
The Dog Stars is a post-apocalyptic fiction novel by Peter Heller. Set in Colorado, a man lives a lonesome existence in an airplane hangar with his dog and dour gunman he has befriended. When a mysterious transmission comes through on an old Cessna, it sparks a hunt for the provenance of the sound.
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NPR described the novel as crackerjack and said "With its soulful hero, macabre villains, tender (if thin) love story and action scenes staggered at perfectly spaced intervals, the story unfolds with the vigor of the film it will undoubtedly become. But it also succeeds as a dark, poetic and funny novel in its own right."
The Boston Globe also had praise for the novel, stating, "Peter Heller serves up an insightful account of physical, mental, and spiritual survival unfolded in dramatic and often lyrical prose, a difficult tale in which unexpected hope persistently flickers amid darkness."