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What Rough Beast (Taylor's Kin) [Kindle Edition]

Chris Sherrill , Peg Robarcheck
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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The Reverand Jonathan Taylor finds himself fighting for his life- and his very humanity- in a world suddenly gone mad. Skyrocketing news reports of random acts of violence around the globe, rumors of a deadly virus gone airborne and a spike in seismic activity seem far removed from the small town in South Carolina where Jonathan leads his well-ordered life. But as the world loses its grip on self-control, Jonathan realizes he, too, is susceptible to the madness gripping the world’s population, a madness that is like the awakening of a horrifying inner beast.

About the Author

I'm an earthy man in search of the divine, and I find it everywhere, usually hiding in plain sight. I'm an observer, watching people and trying to figure out what they're saying by their demeanor as much as by their words. And I'm enamored of words, written and spoken, and their power to build or destroy, incite or calm, woo or repel. I've done manual labor so greasy and dirty it became part of my fingerprint. I've done clean work, first as a minister and then as a paralegal researcher, and both of these became part of my fingerprint, too. And I write. I tell the stories that tell themselves to me. I think readers will come to recognize my fingerprint. It'll be coarse and gritty at times and at times respectable and clean, and it will show the nicks of someone who grapples with what it means to be.

Product Details

  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 591 KB
  • Publisher: Mad Catter Publishing; 1 edition (December 7, 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B006T3K1NS
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,761 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A bit dark..., December 12, 2011
This review is from: What Rough Beast (Paperback)
This book was a bit dark. However, when I sat it aside it kept drawing me back in for more; I couldn't put it down. I found myself thinking about it as I drove to and from work. Even now that I have finished it, I find myself considering the events and the possibilities described. I felt like I was really there along with the main character Jonathan Taylor. I could feel his pain, panic, and intense drive to survive. I feel like I know these characters and I can't wait to read the sequel!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent first novel, January 29, 2012
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I went in to this book not expecting too much because it's a first novel. I was very pleasantly surprised. It's a fast excellent read. The author never takes the easy road. His hero is very flawed and very human. He doesn't make the choices that you want him to make but he is always very realistic.

The descriptions are gritty and heartwrenching.

You won't always enjoy what you're reading but you will have a hard time putting the book down and at the end you will be wanting more.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Deeply moving look at humankind, December 29, 2011
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Horrifying, heart-breaking and uncomfortably true-to-life,"What Rough Beast" explores a different kind of apocalypse -- a breakdown of civilization that begins when something unleashes the beast that lives in each of us. The main character, Jonathan Taylor, is mature and reflective, a very ordinary man who learns what he is made off -- the good and the bad -- when civilization begins to crash and burn. Author Chris Sherrill has created a novel that is more than action and suspense, more than horror, more than a thought-provoking character study, although it is all those things. For readers who enjoy substance with their entertainment, "What Rough Beast" is a must-read. A sequel is on the way and it can't get here fast enough for my money. This book won't let me go.
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