On the Beach
A novel about the survivors of an atomic war, who face an inevitable end as radiation poisoning moves toward Australia from the North.
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- Nevil Shute is worth a read. Best known for On The Beach, probably, but I enjoyed Round the Bend more.
- Tangentially related, but as everyone here seems to enjoy talk of nuclear [things], it’s worth a recommendation:
Nevil Shute’s 1957 novel ‘On the Beach’.
If you want high-level spoilers, Wikipedia is your friend. I shan’t say a word other than that it’s a terrific little book that I can’t believe I’d never heard of. I just read it last week.
- Neville Shute's novel 'On the Beach', from 1957.
I won't spoil it -- Wikipedia has a synopsis if you want -- other than to say it's end-of-times dystopia. But from 1957. It's delightful.
My friend Tim:
> Just finished On the Beach. Simple and profound. Just need some Zoloft and I will be great. Thanks for the recommendation.
- And then you read On The Beach by Nevil Shute
- I can't wait for this to go up on Youtube. GDC post mortems are amazing, especially the ones on Diablo[0] and Fallout[1]. I've loved Fallout since I was 12 and it really got me into post-apocalypse fiction. I ended up watching and reading all the media that Tim cites in his presentation and discovered some wonderful things like On the Beach (the book by Nevil Shute AND the movie), A Canticle for Leibowitz, etc
- I highly recommend "On the Beach" by Nevil Shute, as an exploration of exactly this scenario. The movie was decent too, but the book should not be missed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Beach_(novel)
