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The Good Dictator: The Birth of an Empire
An unidentified object parked on the moon
No one seems to know where it came from.
Gustavo, a middle-aged computer programmer with a comfortable and grey life, decides to make a list of what he would need to survive a hypothetical attack.
He becomes obsessed with the list, spends a fortune, robs a his own family thinks he is going insane.
However, after the attack, it’s the insane who are well prepared for a new era in society.
More than 10 thousand books sold
No one seems to know where it came from.
Gustavo, a middle-aged computer programmer with a comfortable and grey life, decides to make a list of what he would need to survive a hypothetical attack.
He becomes obsessed with the list, spends a fortune, robs a his own family thinks he is going insane.
However, after the attack, it’s the insane who are well prepared for a new era in society.
More than 10 thousand books sold
228 pages, Paperback
First published February 4, 2016
About the author
Gonçalo J. Nunes Dias
24 books50 followersA vida deste personagem está repleta de informações contraditórias e rumores. Tanto a data como o seu nascimento não são claros. Uns dizem que nasceu num gueto suburbano de Lisboa, enquanto outros a localizam a leste da Rússia, na cidade de Vladivostok, algures na década de 60.
Segundo boatos, trabalhou com a administração Reagan, no início dos anos 80, com o objetivo de enfraquecer a economia soviética, embora também se diga que trabalhou no KGB como espía no mundo ocidental.
A final dos 80 foi localizado em Seattle, como produtor de música grunge com o pseudônimo de Johnny de Nunes.
Durante uma década não se soube o seu paradeiro e no início do século, é encontrado como empresário e comerciante de burcas entre as montanhas do Paquistão e Afeganistão com o nome de Mustafa de Nunes. Confrontos entre os talibãs e as tropas norte-americanas fizeram que voltasse a desaparecer durante um período.
Atualmente, existem rumorejos que se converteu num ermitão e vive nos bosques Gipuzkoanos do País Basco, lendo e escrevendo. No entanto, outros alegam que está no interior do Brasil cantando forró com o nome de Marcogekson de Nunes.
O certo é que escreveu dois livros, o primeiro: O Bom Ditador I, foi um verdadeiro fracasso, ainda que traduzido em vários idiomas, só vendeu dois exemplares. Enquanto o segundo: Manual de um Homicídio, foi acusado de fomentar o crime e o assassinato, tendo sido proibido em países como Maori e Quirguistão.
Segundo boatos, trabalhou com a administração Reagan, no início dos anos 80, com o objetivo de enfraquecer a economia soviética, embora também se diga que trabalhou no KGB como espía no mundo ocidental.
A final dos 80 foi localizado em Seattle, como produtor de música grunge com o pseudônimo de Johnny de Nunes.
Durante uma década não se soube o seu paradeiro e no início do século, é encontrado como empresário e comerciante de burcas entre as montanhas do Paquistão e Afeganistão com o nome de Mustafa de Nunes. Confrontos entre os talibãs e as tropas norte-americanas fizeram que voltasse a desaparecer durante um período.
Atualmente, existem rumorejos que se converteu num ermitão e vive nos bosques Gipuzkoanos do País Basco, lendo e escrevendo. No entanto, outros alegam que está no interior do Brasil cantando forró com o nome de Marcogekson de Nunes.
O certo é que escreveu dois livros, o primeiro: O Bom Ditador I, foi um verdadeiro fracasso, ainda que traduzido em vários idiomas, só vendeu dois exemplares. Enquanto o segundo: Manual de um Homicídio, foi acusado de fomentar o crime e o assassinato, tendo sido proibido em países como Maori e Quirguistão.
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December 2, 2017
Este libro cuenta una historia realmente genial, una forma de relatar muy interesante, lleno de giros y sorpresas que hacen que te mantengas todo el tiempo con ganas de leer más. No me ha dejado indiferente, desde que empieza hasta que termina me ha ido sorprendiendo y despertando emociones de todo tipo. Me han apasionado sobre todo los diálogos entre los personajes, me parecen brutales algunos de ellos…Es de esos libros que te hacen pensar y plantearte un poco sobre cómo se comporta el ser humano ante diferentes circunstancias. Personajes para amar y odiar...Estoy deseando que salga el segundo libro de esta trilogía y ojalá que el autor se anime con alguna otra novela. Veamos con que historias que nos va sorprendiendo.
March 11, 2020
En general, ¡me gustaba mucho! Fue bien escrito con una trama interesante. El primer 20% fue más lento para leer porque el autor nos explica la situación con los extraterrestres y las antecedentes de los personajes. Lo que más encataba fue el cambio de la personalidad de Gustavo - me gusta mucho este personaje por su dualidad moral, no sabes si te gusta o te él odio y hay momentos en que fue un lider justo y cariñoso y en otros momentos vimos su deseo de poder y uso de propaganda y manipulación.
Recomendo este libro muchísimo, ¡fue genial!
Recomendo este libro muchísimo, ¡fue genial!
February 20, 2017
“He who controls the past, controls the future; he who controls the present, controls the past.” George Orwell
Portuguese born Gonçalo J. Nunes Dias graduated in Environmental Engineering and Natural Resources of the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco. He lives today in the Basque Country, Spain and on his social media listing addresses himself and an author, ornithologist and a cork tree expert! THE GOOD DICTATOR is his debut novel – and it promises to be the first in a series Gonçalo is calling ‘The Birth of an Empire. The translation form the Portuguese is by Ethan Mortimore.
Gonçalo has created a character that is likely to become as well known as the similar characters of other world journeys as Jonathan Swift’s Lemuel Gulliver in his 1726 GULLIVER’S TRAVELS – the destination of this fantasy is of course the moon. With an amazing immediacy of skill we are introduced to our ‘hero’ Gustavo in a manner that allows us to identify with him – ‘Gustavo looked at the rear view mirror. He was thirty-seven years old and he already noted the years on him; he was becoming bald. He already had a respectable widow's peak that insisted on increasing with the years. Truth be told, the loss of hair had concerned him quite a bit when he first noticed, (back when he counted twenty-eight springs) that his hairline was receding. He did not want to become like his father or his grandfather; but after plenty of reading about the matter he realized that he did not have that much to say on his fateful biological heritage. He had bright blue eyes and his wrinkles already began to stand out around them. His face was very round and his neck was slim. He once had had fleshy lips, but over the years, they had begun to become thinner and thinner. He was not the handsome boy he once was anymore, but he was still an attractive man. He was 1.80m tall, and had a dry, slim body – as a result of his weekly hundred kilometer-long bicycle ride. He worked at Vila Franca de Xira's City Hall, an old building which had been restored many times, and that was right in the center of the city, along with the noisy and stinking city market. He had been working there as a senior computer technician for ten years. He had started when he was twenty-seven years old, after getting his degree in computer engineering from the University of Lisbon. This had been his job ever since he had arrived at the City Hall.’
But this average sort of man we son learn is not the least bit average - he loathes his in laws, has fallen out of love with his wife, and treats his job as a secondary nuisance. As the summary suggests, ‘An unidentified object parked on the moon - and no one seems to know where it came from. Gustavo, a middle-aged computer programmer with a comfortable and grey life, decides to make a list of what he would need to survive a hypothetical attack. He becomes obsessed with the list, spends a fortune, robs a drugstore and his own family and actually the majority of people think Gustavo was being paranoid and delusional with preparation for the world to fall to pieces. Yet when the inevitable happens and aliens destroy most of the world’s population, Gustavo is ready. Especially as it puts everyone surviving back into the dark ages. Now hunting, fishing, and growing food have become the priorities. And Gustavo is the new Good Dictator.
A thoroughly enjoyable book, this story also provides considerable food for though as we all are wondering about the state of existence on the planet at this increasingly absurd time in history. Gonçalo J. Nunes Dias – learn how to pronounce it and remember it as a writer who is likely to become a controversial seer!
Portuguese born Gonçalo J. Nunes Dias graduated in Environmental Engineering and Natural Resources of the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco. He lives today in the Basque Country, Spain and on his social media listing addresses himself and an author, ornithologist and a cork tree expert! THE GOOD DICTATOR is his debut novel – and it promises to be the first in a series Gonçalo is calling ‘The Birth of an Empire. The translation form the Portuguese is by Ethan Mortimore.
Gonçalo has created a character that is likely to become as well known as the similar characters of other world journeys as Jonathan Swift’s Lemuel Gulliver in his 1726 GULLIVER’S TRAVELS – the destination of this fantasy is of course the moon. With an amazing immediacy of skill we are introduced to our ‘hero’ Gustavo in a manner that allows us to identify with him – ‘Gustavo looked at the rear view mirror. He was thirty-seven years old and he already noted the years on him; he was becoming bald. He already had a respectable widow's peak that insisted on increasing with the years. Truth be told, the loss of hair had concerned him quite a bit when he first noticed, (back when he counted twenty-eight springs) that his hairline was receding. He did not want to become like his father or his grandfather; but after plenty of reading about the matter he realized that he did not have that much to say on his fateful biological heritage. He had bright blue eyes and his wrinkles already began to stand out around them. His face was very round and his neck was slim. He once had had fleshy lips, but over the years, they had begun to become thinner and thinner. He was not the handsome boy he once was anymore, but he was still an attractive man. He was 1.80m tall, and had a dry, slim body – as a result of his weekly hundred kilometer-long bicycle ride. He worked at Vila Franca de Xira's City Hall, an old building which had been restored many times, and that was right in the center of the city, along with the noisy and stinking city market. He had been working there as a senior computer technician for ten years. He had started when he was twenty-seven years old, after getting his degree in computer engineering from the University of Lisbon. This had been his job ever since he had arrived at the City Hall.’
But this average sort of man we son learn is not the least bit average - he loathes his in laws, has fallen out of love with his wife, and treats his job as a secondary nuisance. As the summary suggests, ‘An unidentified object parked on the moon - and no one seems to know where it came from. Gustavo, a middle-aged computer programmer with a comfortable and grey life, decides to make a list of what he would need to survive a hypothetical attack. He becomes obsessed with the list, spends a fortune, robs a drugstore and his own family and actually the majority of people think Gustavo was being paranoid and delusional with preparation for the world to fall to pieces. Yet when the inevitable happens and aliens destroy most of the world’s population, Gustavo is ready. Especially as it puts everyone surviving back into the dark ages. Now hunting, fishing, and growing food have become the priorities. And Gustavo is the new Good Dictator.
A thoroughly enjoyable book, this story also provides considerable food for though as we all are wondering about the state of existence on the planet at this increasingly absurd time in history. Gonçalo J. Nunes Dias – learn how to pronounce it and remember it as a writer who is likely to become a controversial seer!
April 2, 2017
"The Good Dictator I: The Birth of an Empire (Volume 1): by Foncalo JN Dias is my first read from this author. The story will grab your attention and keep a hold of it. There is so much to this book. If you read the exert you'll get a general idea of the story. The real gem is actually digging into this story with its many twists and turns. I seriously didn't want to put this down because I wanted to know what was going to happen next.
March 27, 2017
So Gonçalo contacted me and I automatically became intrigued with what the book was about that I just couldn't say no. I begun the book a while ago but had to put it on pause whilst I read other books but once I got back to this book I simply could not put it down.
Straight away we are swept up into the world and ways of our main character Gustavo, its done in such a way that we can identify with him. I connected with him instantly, in no specific way for a while but somehow I just felt like Gustavo was my neighbour a man who I knew a lot about and felt emotions towards. This so called average man in fact is nowhere near average after all, he hates his in laws and has fallen out of love with his wife and he treats his job like its more of a nuisance than something paying the bills. But as you read in the Synopsis, the world goes to hell and back, an object parks on the moon and no one knows where it came from, when Gustavo makes list in preparation for the hypothetical attack he nearly blows the bank and becomes obsessed with the list. He's thought to be crazy but he's not so crazy in the end when the attack happens and everyone is left looking to Gustavo for leadership in a time only he and his 2 friends were prepared for.
I loved Gustavo as a character, he seemed to have all the thought processes I would have in any situation he was in, well or so I believe. I pretty much can only speak of him because that's where my focus is but in relation to his wife, she got on my nerves and I was quite happy with her storyline. Gustavo's friends were great, his closest 2 who were prepared with him were great just for the fact they stood with him on this, they never thought he was crazy or anything, they were on the same wavelength and that alone is hard to find. Gustavo was greatly portrayed, I knew enough about him to feel emotions towards him and support him, I felt like we were too on the same wavelengths half of the time at least. I'm definitely one person to believe that one day some sort of extinction event will occur in whichever form it may be and that I want to be prepared for it just like Gustavo did but maybe not to so many certain extents ey?
To fully understand what I'm about to say, you might have to go and read this book, but it is so full of home truths and definitely leaves you with food for thought, 85% of the world population dies just in order for the world to heal and start over, the remaining 15% of the population then have to adapt to it, use things to their advantage. It leaves you with a lot to think about in the way we treat the planet, a thing that had given us life and aided us in growth and how we pretty much throw it back in its face. All I can think of is ideologies and philosophies. What does get me a little is how the women in the book are just there to provide meals and sex and do the most basic of things but I suppose that in a plot like this where the world is simmered down and humans must build up the world once more that that is really all a woman can do for the most part until they make their stand and become equal to the men of the world and break the 'women are just for sex and basic things' thing.
There really isn't anything else I can say about this book, I have no bad thing to say about it except for the portrayal of women at points. its an easy and quick read if you can get into it right away, definitely a book I would recommend to anyone really, just to spread the food for thought. Definitely a 4.8 out of 5, a thoroughly enjoyable book and I can not wait to see what is in store in the next 2 instalments.
Straight away we are swept up into the world and ways of our main character Gustavo, its done in such a way that we can identify with him. I connected with him instantly, in no specific way for a while but somehow I just felt like Gustavo was my neighbour a man who I knew a lot about and felt emotions towards. This so called average man in fact is nowhere near average after all, he hates his in laws and has fallen out of love with his wife and he treats his job like its more of a nuisance than something paying the bills. But as you read in the Synopsis, the world goes to hell and back, an object parks on the moon and no one knows where it came from, when Gustavo makes list in preparation for the hypothetical attack he nearly blows the bank and becomes obsessed with the list. He's thought to be crazy but he's not so crazy in the end when the attack happens and everyone is left looking to Gustavo for leadership in a time only he and his 2 friends were prepared for.
I loved Gustavo as a character, he seemed to have all the thought processes I would have in any situation he was in, well or so I believe. I pretty much can only speak of him because that's where my focus is but in relation to his wife, she got on my nerves and I was quite happy with her storyline. Gustavo's friends were great, his closest 2 who were prepared with him were great just for the fact they stood with him on this, they never thought he was crazy or anything, they were on the same wavelength and that alone is hard to find. Gustavo was greatly portrayed, I knew enough about him to feel emotions towards him and support him, I felt like we were too on the same wavelengths half of the time at least. I'm definitely one person to believe that one day some sort of extinction event will occur in whichever form it may be and that I want to be prepared for it just like Gustavo did but maybe not to so many certain extents ey?
To fully understand what I'm about to say, you might have to go and read this book, but it is so full of home truths and definitely leaves you with food for thought, 85% of the world population dies just in order for the world to heal and start over, the remaining 15% of the population then have to adapt to it, use things to their advantage. It leaves you with a lot to think about in the way we treat the planet, a thing that had given us life and aided us in growth and how we pretty much throw it back in its face. All I can think of is ideologies and philosophies. What does get me a little is how the women in the book are just there to provide meals and sex and do the most basic of things but I suppose that in a plot like this where the world is simmered down and humans must build up the world once more that that is really all a woman can do for the most part until they make their stand and become equal to the men of the world and break the 'women are just for sex and basic things' thing.
There really isn't anything else I can say about this book, I have no bad thing to say about it except for the portrayal of women at points. its an easy and quick read if you can get into it right away, definitely a book I would recommend to anyone really, just to spread the food for thought. Definitely a 4.8 out of 5, a thoroughly enjoyable book and I can not wait to see what is in store in the next 2 instalments.
April 1, 2018
sinceramente, Estoy deseando leer la segunda parte. Me parece una muy buena descripción de lo que es disponer de poder y querer conservarlo
March 12, 2017
An intriguing tale of suspense and mayhem, "The Good Dictator," is more than an alien invasion apocalypse. Author Goncalo J. Nunes Dias delivers an extraordinary tale of human perception and survival. A mysterious green object lands on the moon, however no one including the authorities believe the device may be cataclysmic. A ordinary man, Gusavo, and a few of his friends, decide to formulate a survival tactics, just in case. This is not an easy task, because everyone else thinks he is being somewhat neurotic. When the inevitable happens, and most of the world's population is annihilated, Gusavo must try to rebuild some sort of society in a world where civilization no longer exists. An intricate storyline, unique characters, and chilling aspects will have you turning pages until the end. 5 stars, sci-fi fans...recommended read!
April 29, 2020
Excepcional!
June 29, 2017
Before I go into the detail of this review, I want to state up front that the original novel was written in Portuguese and that the English version, that I’ve read, may not reflect the same quality of work. For Gonçalo Nunes Dias’ sake, I truly hope that the original version isn’t nearly as riddled with typos and confusing sentences which have most likely been generated due to a direct translation.
The Good Dictator follows an average Joe, Gustavo, as the world learns of the existence of an alien spacecraft on the moon. Although stuck in a monotonous life, working for the council’s IT department and stuck in a loveless marriage, Gustavo is shaken from routine as his fascination of the object causes him to start preparing for the end of the world.
The beauty of the book is within the minutely detailed crafting of each character and the author’s clever insight to make each character relatable. In particular, capturing Gustavo’s vices along with positives and establishing his detailed routines and characteristics.
Although there are times when it feels as though you’re being read a character’s factsheet, there is no denying that Dias breathes real life into each of his creations.
Full review of The Good Dictator
The Good Dictator follows an average Joe, Gustavo, as the world learns of the existence of an alien spacecraft on the moon. Although stuck in a monotonous life, working for the council’s IT department and stuck in a loveless marriage, Gustavo is shaken from routine as his fascination of the object causes him to start preparing for the end of the world.
The beauty of the book is within the minutely detailed crafting of each character and the author’s clever insight to make each character relatable. In particular, capturing Gustavo’s vices along with positives and establishing his detailed routines and characteristics.
Although there are times when it feels as though you’re being read a character’s factsheet, there is no denying that Dias breathes real life into each of his creations.
Full review of The Good Dictator
December 19, 2017
Primeiro livro deste autor, que no seu primeiro trabalho é bastante promissor. A historia passa-se entre Lisboa e pequenas aldeias de Portugal e Espanha e acompanha a um informático, de meia-idade, com um casamento fracassado, cínico, politicamente incorrecto. A apresentação do informático, Gustavo, é divinal, bastante bem elaborada. A historia vai ganhando força, mas são as ultimas 40/50 páginas que as reviravoltas são tantas, a história é tão empolgante que é impossível deixar de ler e sobretudo de pensar sobre os princípios que estão ali empregues.
Acredito que o autor ainda vai melhorar a sua escrita, eu diria que há coisas a melhorar, mas em geral, é impossível ficar indiferente há forma como ele expõe os sentimentos humanos mais básicos: a sobrevivência.
Acredito que o autor ainda vai melhorar a sua escrita, eu diria que há coisas a melhorar, mas em geral, é impossível ficar indiferente há forma como ele expõe os sentimentos humanos mais básicos: a sobrevivência.
September 24, 2017
I received a free copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.
The first thing I noticed was that The Good Dictator either wasn’t written in English, or had been but English isn’t the author’s first language. There were some issues with tenses and plurals at the beginning, and some language discrepancies that made the plot a little muddled. For example, at one point Gustavo says that his wife is a good Mother to his boys/sons, but a few pages later you discover that Gustavo and his wife have 1 son and 1 daughter. Initially I found this quite off-putting but as the novel progressed these little discrepancies added to the charm of the novel and the overall feel of it.
Books that have storylines which are apocalyptic or invasion based are usually a good study of human society and characteristics as you realise how people would react in such situations; with the classic example being Lord of the Flies by William Golding. There were also some good nods to popular culture which gave the plot context and a definite time period. I wasn’t seen on Gustavo as a character and don’t think he would be someone I would follow in these circumstances. It was an interesting read for an invasion based novel to not be set in a major city, but in a rural part of Portugal, which gave the book a different atmosphere and pace than it would have had if it had been set in New York or London for example.
The Good Dictator was a very well thought out debut novel from Portuguese author Goncalo J. Nunes Dias. Personally, I don’t know if I enjoyed it enough to read the next instalment, but I am intrigued to find out what happens next.
The first thing I noticed was that The Good Dictator either wasn’t written in English, or had been but English isn’t the author’s first language. There were some issues with tenses and plurals at the beginning, and some language discrepancies that made the plot a little muddled. For example, at one point Gustavo says that his wife is a good Mother to his boys/sons, but a few pages later you discover that Gustavo and his wife have 1 son and 1 daughter. Initially I found this quite off-putting but as the novel progressed these little discrepancies added to the charm of the novel and the overall feel of it.
Books that have storylines which are apocalyptic or invasion based are usually a good study of human society and characteristics as you realise how people would react in such situations; with the classic example being Lord of the Flies by William Golding. There were also some good nods to popular culture which gave the plot context and a definite time period. I wasn’t seen on Gustavo as a character and don’t think he would be someone I would follow in these circumstances. It was an interesting read for an invasion based novel to not be set in a major city, but in a rural part of Portugal, which gave the book a different atmosphere and pace than it would have had if it had been set in New York or London for example.
The Good Dictator was a very well thought out debut novel from Portuguese author Goncalo J. Nunes Dias. Personally, I don’t know if I enjoyed it enough to read the next instalment, but I am intrigued to find out what happens next.
January 2, 2018
Hacía mucho que no leía una novela y por recomendación de una amiga me animé con esta. No conociendo al autor me parecía un riesgo para volver a empezar, pero me ha encantado. Una novela dinámica y fácil de leer. Perfecta para volver a engancharme a la lectura de nuevas historias. Me gustó la originalidad de la trama y los personajes.
February 3, 2023
Interesante
Agora, é interessante. O processo eles utilizam pra criar isso sistema e os efeitos na gente são fascinante. Terrível e agonioso, mas também fascinante. Eu vou ler os últimos.
Agora, é interessante. O processo eles utilizam pra criar isso sistema e os efeitos na gente são fascinante. Terrível e agonioso, mas também fascinante. Eu vou ler os últimos.
December 31, 2017
Antes que nada tengo que agradecer una vez más al autor por ponerse en contacto conmigo para leer y reseñar su libro :D No hice la reseña antes porque como saben había estado muy enferma y se me fueron juntando todas las entradas y después fue Navidad y ya saben cómo es todo el rollo que se arma :P pero por fin traigo la reseña.
Para mi gusto tiene varios errores narrativos que no sé si tengan que ver con la edición o con algún otro aspecto, que si bien no es un mal libro y la historia tiene buenos momentos, la verdad es que yo esperaba otra cosa un tanto más hacía la ciencia ficción como tal, digo, es un poco irreal por algunas situaciones y el protagonista no me agradó nada de nada :S se me hizo MUY pesado y pretencioso, además de que tiene las características de los personajes que se sienten demasiado y que sin ellos no pasaría nada. Súper pesado para mi gusto y el resto de los personajes no los odié pero tampoco los rescato mucho.
No sé cómo esté planeada la historia al ser una trilogía, porque para MI no es realmente necesario :S tal vez porque algunos momentos de éste se me hicieron medio pesados y difícil de seguir leyendo, como digo no es que sea un mal libro, pero creo que no es para todo tipo de lectores, agradezco que haya tenido la oportunidad de leerlo y de saber así que no es mi tipo de lectura a pesar de que si me llamó la atención pero ya al terminarlo no me dieron muchas ganas de saber qué sigue.
Para mi gusto tiene varios errores narrativos que no sé si tengan que ver con la edición o con algún otro aspecto, que si bien no es un mal libro y la historia tiene buenos momentos, la verdad es que yo esperaba otra cosa un tanto más hacía la ciencia ficción como tal, digo, es un poco irreal por algunas situaciones y el protagonista no me agradó nada de nada :S se me hizo MUY pesado y pretencioso, además de que tiene las características de los personajes que se sienten demasiado y que sin ellos no pasaría nada. Súper pesado para mi gusto y el resto de los personajes no los odié pero tampoco los rescato mucho.
No sé cómo esté planeada la historia al ser una trilogía, porque para MI no es realmente necesario :S tal vez porque algunos momentos de éste se me hicieron medio pesados y difícil de seguir leyendo, como digo no es que sea un mal libro, pero creo que no es para todo tipo de lectores, agradezco que haya tenido la oportunidad de leerlo y de saber así que no es mi tipo de lectura a pesar de que si me llamó la atención pero ya al terminarlo no me dieron muchas ganas de saber qué sigue.
February 5, 2017
Excellent Story, with a very interesting plot. I love a book that gets you thinking, and this one certainly grabbed my attention. I like the way the Author has portrayed Gustavo as a character, and I really enjoyed following him throughout this story. You would have thought he was just an average bloke, a little quirky, but he’s certainly not average. Gustavo hates his in laws, doesn’t love his wife anymore, and is happy to cruise in a job where he only puts in half a day’s work. However, this gives him plenty of time to spend on other things he enjoys. So, when a large green object lands on the moon, Gustavo survival mode goes into overdrive. Together with his friends, they decide to put together everything they will need to survive if they end up being attacked by whatever possible alien force might be up there. Gathering canned food, seeds, batteries, water and guns is the easy part. Gustavo finds it a bit more difficult to stock pile medication. Luckily his parents have land in a more remote area, where they can hide if needed. Everyone thought Gustavo was being paranoid and delusional with preparation for the world to fall to pieces. So when the inevitable happens and aliens wipe out most of the world’s population, Gustavo is ready. Especially as it puts everyone surviving person back into the dark ages. Now hunting, fishing, and growing food has become the priority. Hands down this is a fantastic book, and certainly worth a read. I’ll definitely be adding Goncalo J Nunes Dias to my list of Authors to watch out for in the future.
November 25, 2016
Action filled
A unique approach to the rise of the world from the latest end of the world. This is a book that portrays the accuracy of human nature and the will to survive. It's the start of an intended trilogy and I look forward to reading what comes next. This book has strong characters and great chemistry between them. It's a compelling story and a very ambitious book. I like that it has twisted several genres in one, and it connects very well.
A unique approach to the rise of the world from the latest end of the world. This is a book that portrays the accuracy of human nature and the will to survive. It's the start of an intended trilogy and I look forward to reading what comes next. This book has strong characters and great chemistry between them. It's a compelling story and a very ambitious book. I like that it has twisted several genres in one, and it connects very well.
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