Even though this book is a dystopian zombie story, as a reader, I found that I had no problem identifying with the characters fear. Moody does an amazing job of slowly building the tension of the story. The survivors quickly learn that the things once prized are worthless now, because they do nothing to aid in subsistence. Even everyday necessities like hydro, running water and heat become luxuries. Though everything is free for the taking now that society has crumbled, getting food is a danger because of the threat of the zombies. Each breathe the survivors take is an absolute struggle. Even though the book covers such a short time period, the characters are so clearly damaged. Can you deal with the loss of everyone that you loved, and is life even still worth living? Even conversation becomes a struggle, because everything always leads back to the fact that the world is gone. Autumn is about how one survives, when the world as you know it is gone.
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