Hollow Kingdom (Buxton) - Book Reviews

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Buxton takes a joyfully original approach to apocalyptic fiction…. S.T. is a brilliant narrator, partially because he has reverence for human things like Cheetos and baked goods…, but also because he has only half a grasp on what certain human things mean…. But the… deep ache he feels for Big Jim and the life he used to lead read as incredibly sincere…. S.T. ultimately gave me hope that maybe, just maybe, we still have a chance to turn things around before Nature is so fed up that she really does set her sights on destroying us for good.
NPR


Pick up this delightfully weird book for a change from the usual—we promise it's like nothing you've read before.
Good Housekeeping


Literary debuts don't get much more high-concept than this.
Entertainment Weekly


[F]resh, alarming…hilarious… [A]nimals both tame and wild share moving ruminations on the end of humanity… and the masterful blend of humorous and tragic make this novel an eloquent… exploration of survival during an unthinkable cataclysm.
Publishers Weekly


Though some aspects of the plot, including a divinatory octopus, present as colorless, the overall fresh, quirky tone and content will interest animal lovers and fans of… sardonic wit. —Marian Mays, Washington Talking Book & Braille Lib., Seattle
Library Journal


Buxton's quirky ideas and compelling nonhuman characters will satisfy literary fiction and zombie genre enthusiasts alike who are looking for something beguilingly different.
Booklist


In lieu of giving her lively animal characters a rich narrative arc, the author focuses too heavily on not-so-subtle morality tales…. A heavy-handed zombie apocalypse-meets-nature documentary meant to inspire humans to do better, but it loses its way.
Kirkus Reviews