The End of the World Running Club: The ultimate race against time post-apocalyptic thriller

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When asteroids hit the earth, it takes weeks before he and his family are rescued from their cellar but then they are stuck together in a shelter. The rest of the story also encompasses a sort of coming of age for Edgar as he realises what is actually important, hey it doesnt matter how old you are you can still suddenly come into your own. This is one of the worst books about the apocalypse I've ever read, more so because it features my favorite activity, running, and turned it into a selfish, sexist, chauvinistic theme and proves that even when the world ends, sexism will never die.

It wasn’t neatly tied up with a bow but it gave our protagonist his redemption and, after such an exhausting journey, that felt like enough.

I must admit that I was drawn to this book by its title: apocalyptic events and running had ticked a couple of boxes before I got to page one. Of course, the extremes of human behaviour are exhibited: the group do their best to maintain decency, but there are those whose focus on their own survival leads them just one tiny step short of cannibalism. I suppose I should have expected that from the title, as a running club is a particularly middle-class pursuit. When the world ends and you find yourself stranded on the wrong side of the country, every second counts.

You’ll want to meet Jesus, you’ll want to holler at the rising sun, and you may highlight a ton of passages on your kindle, like I did. I have to admit that some of this story seemed far fetched, but I enjoyed going along with Edgar as he raced to get to his family.

But so, a series of events result in Ed being separated from his family, and we learn that evacuation boats are leaving from the southern tip of England with his family on Christmas day — 21 days hence. Adrian J Walkers postapokalyptische Geschichte des 35-jährigen Schotten Ed wirkt äußerlich wie eine vollgeschriebene Kladde, deren ausgefranste Blätter von einem Gummiband (in geprägter Lackoptik) zusammengehalten werden. Having made it to the rescue ship that will take them to a rumoured safe haven in America, Beth doesn’t waste any time on mourning her husband who got left behind in Cornwall. While we don't really get too deep into the thoughts of our main character Edgar, nor the other characters who surround him, this story is very much about how the end of the world changes one man. A father to two small children, with a wife, a moderate house, and a job he goes to because he must.