Death's Herd
by Mike Nardine
A Kindle Book
Reviewed by John Nelson
A very good read - and I will reread. Nardine captures the spirit and texture of the Texas panhandle and provides an engaging backdrop to develop his story. This is the first work of Nardine's that I have read and after the first ten pages I was engaged and finished the book in a day and half - fast for me. Stephen King said that reality and the bizarre coexist at all times, and the juxtaposition of the two is where terror originates. Nardine makes the bizarre believable. The book provides a good read on the surface and plenty of "food" for thought with the numerous areas of conflict and injustice. While the book can be brutal and gory, the visual impact helps create the feel. How far have we wandered from the purpose of life?
While the reader may take a leap or two of faith in the story, I found the story to be believable and certainly possible. I finished reading the non-fiction book "Omnivore's Dilemma" before reading "Death's Herd". Omnivore's preconditioned me to believe that our industrial food system would be willing to look the other way to turn a profit. The alignment of interests, the struggle of good vs. evil and other elements of the book tell the story of mankind.
by Mike Nardine
A Kindle Book
Reviewed by John Nelson
A very good read - and I will reread. Nardine captures the spirit and texture of the Texas panhandle and provides an engaging backdrop to develop his story. This is the first work of Nardine's that I have read and after the first ten pages I was engaged and finished the book in a day and half - fast for me. Stephen King said that reality and the bizarre coexist at all times, and the juxtaposition of the two is where terror originates. Nardine makes the bizarre believable. The book provides a good read on the surface and plenty of "food" for thought with the numerous areas of conflict and injustice. While the book can be brutal and gory, the visual impact helps create the feel. How far have we wandered from the purpose of life?
While the reader may take a leap or two of faith in the story, I found the story to be believable and certainly possible. I finished reading the non-fiction book "Omnivore's Dilemma" before reading "Death's Herd". Omnivore's preconditioned me to believe that our industrial food system would be willing to look the other way to turn a profit. The alignment of interests, the struggle of good vs. evil and other elements of the book tell the story of mankind.
Publisher's Note: For a excerpt, Go to Death's Herd.Com