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Dusty's Diary

Dusty's Diary, Book 1, 2, 3

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It was a fungus spore that finally did it, knocking humans off the top of the food chain, with a lot of help from a pharma company too busy thinking about oversized profits rather than subpar outcomes.

Most folks died, if not from the fungus, then from the riots and starvation that came when the grocery store shelves emptied and the spigots ran dry. Plenty of other folks lived on with the fungus growing in their bones, rooting in their brains, and turning them three-quarters crazy.

That’s when I moved underground and sealed the hatch shut on my backyard bunker. I was safe, with all the food, water, and entertainment I needed for five or six years. I had DVDs to watch, music to listen to, and books to read. Prepping had paid off for me.

At least it seemed so at first.

After a time, my radio stopped picking up signals from the world up top and for all I knew I was the last man alive on Earth. I’d planned for that possibility, yet never truly accepted things could turn out that way. The loneliness set in, gnawing at me and making me think crazy thoughts, including one that would change everything. Two years on, I opened the hatch and climbed out of my bunker.

I had to see if anyone but me was left.

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Really enjoyed this book, had me smiling and snorting from the off! It’s gritty, violent and well observed, feels real. Once you get past the word ‘shroomheads’ (which is said a tad too often IMO) , the story is great. Would definitely recommend.

Gritty and relatable

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makes me want to Prepare... digging a hole already! Toe Fungus.. Great premisr.. want a sequel please!!
Well written and well read.

Brilliantly Bleak

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I read a few reviews saying the swearing was unnecessary. Now I've spend 14 years in the military and I'm in my 30s so I'm not exactly a prude and I thought those giving these reviews probablt were, but they were right, its pointless, often and uneeded. The protagonist just comes across like an idiot, an angry, disingenuous idiot, and it ruines the relationship you're supposed to build with the character to make the book engaging. As a result I dont really cate if he gets eaten or starves or anything.

It's an okay plot but the dialogue isn't great

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Dusty is a very typical American dad that's smug he turned out he was right to build his bunker. But two years alone and now he wants to see what he can reclaim back up top and see if there's any more survived.
the beginning was a bit annoying with the constant explaining on what words mean to the future bee folk. but hang in there he eventually stops that. would deffo like if there was another instalment.

very American and I enjoyed it.

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Found it by chance and gave it a go. Absolutely loved it, made even better by the excellent narration which is up there with the best I've heard on Audible. I hope there's a follow up to this great story.

Loved it!

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