This is the second, 2012 edition of TWO JOURNEYS - fully edited and revised. During a routine business trip to Tokyo, Alan finds himself to be the sole survivor of a global pandemic. A viral disease wipes away all of humanity... and Alan's past life. Fearing injury, sickness and hunger, he sets out to travel back to his family in Berlin, straight across Asia and 10,000 miles of hardship and adventure. Suter combines post-apocalyptic elements with an adventurous road novel in this book about a man left alone on earth. The hardships and landscapes (the Gobi desert, Siberia) are described in all ferocity. A few other humans have survived as well, some eager to use the disaster for their own advantage. Electrifying chapters describe the encounter with Somerset, a charming yet psychotic warlord, who is assembling an army to conquer Moscow, if not the entire world. An exciting, haunting book. "This apocalyptic thriller grabs you in the first couple of pages and never lets go."
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Clemens P. Suter is the author of fantasy and mystery novels. Famed for his subtle humor and engaging never-let-go writing, he has created highly entertaining novels that take the readers to the end of the world... or beyond. The plots of Suter's stories are inspired by the Greatness of the Universe - or simply stolen from more successful authors. Suter has been a student, lecturer, painter, scientist, anatomist, marketer, resident weirdo, product manager, mobile IT specialist and international program director. Suter has been married for 25+ years (unconventionally to the same wife), has two sons of different grandeur and three dogs (all black). He lives on a dilapidated farm which is in constant need of repairs, but is too lazy to do anything about it.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Two Journeys is a very enjoyable book. The protagonist of the story, Alan, appears to be the sole survivor of a pandemic. Suddenly stranded in downtown Tokyo, he decides to travel back to his home in Europe, hoping that his family has survived. In >600 electrifying pages the highly entertaining story unfolds.
What makes the book so interesting is the analysis of the protagonist. Alan is no superhero, like in similar "Endzeit" books/movies (e.g. Will Smith in "I Am Legend"). Alan comes across as a real, down-to-earth person, a man that initially curses his solitude caused by the disaster, but soon tries to come to peace with his circumstances. And towards the end of the journey, Alan actually starts to embrace life and humankind again. He sticks to his values, realizing that they are the only certainty in a world that has collapsed. The "two journeys" in the title hint at Alan's (physical) travels, and at his (psychological) maturation as a human being.
This psychological thread is interlaced with thrilling adventure. Chance meetings occur with (what seem to be) extraterrestrials, with wildlife and the remnants of humanity.
In the end, Alan is a wiser, more experienced man. The reader too, as the well written book offers great insight into life, our species, and the transient nature of our existence.
What makes the book so interesting is the analysis of the protagonist. Alan is no superhero, like in similar "Endzeit" books/movies (e.g. Will Smith in "I Am Legend"). Alan comes across as a real, down-to-earth person, a man that initially curses his solitude caused by the disaster, but soon tries to come to peace with his circumstances. And towards the end of the journey, Alan actually starts to embrace life and humankind again. He sticks to his values, realizing that they are the only certainty in a world that has collapsed. The "two journeys" in the title hint at Alan's (physical) travels, and at his (psychological) maturation as a human being.
This psychological thread is interlaced with thrilling adventure. Chance meetings occur with (what seem to be) extraterrestrials, with wildlife and the remnants of humanity.
In the end, Alan is a wiser, more experienced man. The reader too, as the well written book offers great insight into life, our species, and the transient nature of our existence.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Firstly this is a book with a great idea, how does a guy get back from Tokyo to Berlin after a global apocalypse has killed everyone else? A big challenge and one that is of great interest. However the book has been written by what appears to be a German and the text can read in an odd way, with many German things translated directly into English - e.g. "I gave gas", "on the market" and so on and on. There are many other mistakes - e.g. Straight instead of Strait for a sea crossing. These mistakes are distracting. The author should have got an editor or a better proof reader. It seems to be self published. Interesting that this book got so many overly glowing reviews a while back despite the problems with it.
There is also an element of Karl May here, exciting stories set somewhere that the author has not been, at least that was the way it seemed to me, sometimes the places do not really seem to jump out at me or be very descriptive.
The hero lives in Berlin, Germany and he is a pretty pragmatic sort of person and appeared to me to have some very German attitudes to life, at least that is my opinion and I have lived in Germany for 14 years. I didn't always sympathise with him. I had to wonder that he only takes dogs which are German of all the strays in Japan, he never thought of his friends and colleagues in the hotel once, he doesn't wonder that he is the only survivor for many days, he leaves valuable virus information behind in a burning city, why does he keep talking about getting naked with the dogs?. I also had to wonder about taking a lorry rather than a big RV/mobile home which would have solved some of his problems with heating water, hot showers, electricity, sleeping comfortably, and so on. In the book I kept having to stop and think why would he..? and then why wouldn't he...? I didn't get much of a sense of horror or a break down or adjustment in the midst of all this death, I guess chalk it up to shock. it comes across as a bit robotic though.
Basically this is a German post apocalyptic book that you need to read as being written by the survivor in passable English. It's a shame this great idea couldn't have been executed better. I would say this is a book that is worth a rewrite and re-edit with a good small publishing house. I want to like this book more and feel a little frustrated with it, but I also wanted to keep on reading it.
There is also an element of Karl May here, exciting stories set somewhere that the author has not been, at least that was the way it seemed to me, sometimes the places do not really seem to jump out at me or be very descriptive.
The hero lives in Berlin, Germany and he is a pretty pragmatic sort of person and appeared to me to have some very German attitudes to life, at least that is my opinion and I have lived in Germany for 14 years. I didn't always sympathise with him. I had to wonder that he only takes dogs which are German of all the strays in Japan, he never thought of his friends and colleagues in the hotel once, he doesn't wonder that he is the only survivor for many days, he leaves valuable virus information behind in a burning city, why does he keep talking about getting naked with the dogs?. I also had to wonder about taking a lorry rather than a big RV/mobile home which would have solved some of his problems with heating water, hot showers, electricity, sleeping comfortably, and so on. In the book I kept having to stop and think why would he..? and then why wouldn't he...? I didn't get much of a sense of horror or a break down or adjustment in the midst of all this death, I guess chalk it up to shock. it comes across as a bit robotic though.
Basically this is a German post apocalyptic book that you need to read as being written by the survivor in passable English. It's a shame this great idea couldn't have been executed better. I would say this is a book that is worth a rewrite and re-edit with a good small publishing house. I want to like this book more and feel a little frustrated with it, but I also wanted to keep on reading it.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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The story is essentially simple - a man on a business trip to Japan wakes up one day to find everyone else dead, so he tries to make his way home to Berlin to find out if his family has survived. That's the basis of the story, but the interesting part is the way that he deals with the situation and how he goes about making his way home. I'm personally interested in the details of this, but some people might find the endless descriptions of searching for food, clothing and equipment a little bit tedious.
As with most of these stories, the things that keep you reading are the situations encountered along the journey, and in some cases the gradual revealing of the reason for the disaster. While the situations the survivor encounters are generally pretty interesting, some of them are somewhat unlikely. I don't think that spoiled the book though.
My two complaints that prevented a 5 star review are that the last 5% or 10% of the book feels very rushed, and there are at least two major plot points (that I can't talk about without ruining the story) that are never explained. I don't think this is deliberate in order to allow a sequel to be written, but it's just about possible. Generally an entertaining example of apocalyptic fiction.
As with most of these stories, the things that keep you reading are the situations encountered along the journey, and in some cases the gradual revealing of the reason for the disaster. While the situations the survivor encounters are generally pretty interesting, some of them are somewhat unlikely. I don't think that spoiled the book though.
My two complaints that prevented a 5 star review are that the last 5% or 10% of the book feels very rushed, and there are at least two major plot points (that I can't talk about without ruining the story) that are never explained. I don't think this is deliberate in order to allow a sequel to be written, but it's just about possible. Generally an entertaining example of apocalyptic fiction.
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