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Surviving the Fog Kindle Edition
Warning: sexual situations, cursing, brief violence
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJuly 17, 2012
- File size611 KB
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- ASIN : B001V9KG4E
- Publisher : Stan Morris; Five edition (July 17, 2012)
- Publication date : July 17, 2012
- Language : English
- File size : 611 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 320 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,272,243 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #12,217 in Coming of Age Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #16,392 in Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #22,964 in Science Fiction Adventure
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About the author
I was born in Linwood, California in 1951. In 1972 I moved to New Mexico. I met my future wife in 1975. We have two boys, both grown. Presently, we live on a farm on the island of Maui. I enjoy reading, writing, listening to all kinds of music, watching all kinds of sports, gardening, and traveling.
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Customers find the book engaging and enjoyable to read. They appreciate the well-developed characters and the concept of survival in a science fiction setting. The pacing is described as fast and easy to follow, with an easy flow. Readers also mention that the fog is interesting and well-used in the story. Overall, customers praise the author's work as a good start and recommend it for young adults.
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Customers enjoy this book for young adults. They find it interesting, enjoyable, and fun to read. The adventure remains appealing from start to finish, with youthful optimism and enthusiasm. Readers appreciate the author's belief in children's decision-making abilities.
"...The story was engaging and well worth reading. The characters were interesting and attractive...." Read more
"...The story is narrated by fourteen year old Kathy. She focuses on their efforts to survive the elements, outsiders, and each other." Read more
"...I think it is worth the read, but one should have low expectations, just as you would for a 'made for T.V.' movie as opposed to a 'made for the..." Read more
"...I enjoyed this so much is because in this cynical age these kids did the right things and they turned out well in a horrific situation...." Read more
Customers find the story engaging and well worth reading. They appreciate the premise of an abstinence and birth control camp for teenagers. The story of survival is science fiction in itself, and the fog is cleverly used to trap the characters. It's a refreshing change to end-of-the-world stories where civilization collapses into endless violence. The tale moves at a satisfying pace and the adventure remains appealing from start to finish.
"...The story was engaging and well worth reading. The characters were interesting and attractive...." Read more
"...Although I enjoyed the story enough to stay up until 2am reading it, I did find it hard to believe that a 13 year old would have enough experience..." Read more
"...I would like to see other works by this author, as I enjoyed the storyline, and feel that maybe in time the author will improve his craft." Read more
"...Refreshing change to the end of the world stories where civilization collapses into endless violence, moral decay, and personal brutality...." Read more
Customers appreciate the well-developed characters with diverse personalities and ability to work together. The main characters are children, but the book is far from a child's story. They find the book full of heroism, common sense, and humanity. The kids not only survive but thrive and even teach adults later in the book.
"...The story was engaging and well worth reading. The characters were interesting and attractive...." Read more
"...well, I wanted to find out what would happen next, I enjoyed rooting for these characters, and I Ieft this yarn with my spirits lifted...." Read more
"...The writing is great, action is fast paced, the characters become real individuals and the plot of the story is realistic...." Read more
"...This book is chock full of heroism, good characters making common sense decisions honorably and humor...." Read more
Customers enjoy the book's concept and plot. They find it interesting and engaging, with well-developed characters and creative problem-solving. The story has potential and offers a new take on a common theme. Readers appreciate the careful planning and lessons for today's world.
"...Let me say that I felt there was a fair amount of thought put into the steps needed to have the characters survive...." Read more
"I definitely think the author came up with a creative, clever idea but it drops the ball in several places. First, the writing is flat and monotone...." Read more
"...1. The kids are smart and come up with interesting and ingenious ways to improve the camp to survive the winters. 2...." Read more
"...This book had SO much potential and like I said, I respect the writer for all of the hard work he put into it, but it feels like the writer had..." Read more
Customers enjoy the book's pacing. They find the flow easy and the story engaging, keeping them hooked from start to finish.
"...The writing is great, action is fast paced, the characters become real individuals and the plot of the story is realistic...." Read more
"...For a debut novel which I believe this is, it was a stellar performance. The character development was great...." Read more
"...It is just so insanely absurd!! I was so excited to read this book...." Read more
"...The flow of his book was awesome. You stayed on the edge of your sit waiting to find out what happened. Their were many errors thru out the book...." Read more
Customers find the fog interesting and recommend it as an engaging thriller.
"...The fog itself was interesting. I wish it would have played into the story more. What was inside of it? Where did it come from?..." Read more
"...of survival was science fiction in itself and the fog was cleverly used to trap the reader in the same way that the characters were...." Read more
"...The story did have a few problems. The whole reason for the fog was never explained well. The conclusion of the story was a little weak...." Read more
"...Ignore the naysayers. The Fog IS explained, but the curtain is never drawn back, so to speak, leaving our imaginations to fill in the blanks...." Read more
Customers appreciate the author's writing. They say it's a nice first book from an independent author, and one of their favorite books. The author is young, mentioning she's no older than 25 years old.
"...I think the author is young - no older than 25...." Read more
"...Nice first book from an independent author." Read more
"...Would have been nice to have known. The author did a good job of holding true to the survivor aspect of the story...." Read more
"...The author did a great job in his in depth development of their personas...." Read more
Customers have different views on the writing quality. Some find it well-written and realistic, with moving scenes and good dialogue. Others mention minor grammar and spelling errors, and a lack of structure. The story is described as trite at times, but the author's adult tone makes up for it.
"...THAT is reality. I thought he handled it both realistically and with good taste...." Read more
"...It was great. It did have quite a few typos, and misprints but for crying out loud its a self published book THATS FREE!..." Read more
"...I had no real beef with the simple writing style. Many might complain that Stan Morris's writing is too basic or undeveloped but for this book...." Read more
"...I thought writing served the story well, I wanted to find out what would happen next, I enjoyed rooting for these characters, and I Ieft this yarn..." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2014First off for the spell checkers out there. When I read I read the story and not the words and especially not the individual letters. The purpose of writing a story is too take your reader on a trip. I thought Mr. Morris did a great job of telling me a story. When you tell a story you OFTEN don't use the perfect verbiage that you might use in your doctoral dissertation. That is because it is a story and SHOULD be told in the voice of the people in the story. I also am a writer AND I live in the South. I often use words like y'all and ain't in my stories. I'm sorry if it is offensive but that is the way the people in my stories often talk. A person from Boston or whatever might even say "you'se guys".
The story is about TEENAGERS! Post pubescent kids have sex drives and that is just the way it is. THAT is reality. I thought he handled it both realistically and with good taste. Actually I think if he had gone for a more realistic handling of this it would have included a LOT more sexual tension and activity.
Some people don't think that it is realistic that kids this age COULD deal with things like this as well as these kids did. Let me tell you, My Dad graduated high-school when he was 15. WW2 was in high gear and he couldn't enlist because he was too young. He went to Dallas and worked in an aircraft factory for a year and then enlisted in the Navy the day after his 16th birthday. His Grandfather was in the trenches in France when he was that age. One ancestor fought at Shiloh in the Civil War when he was 14! Another died at the battle of San Jacento when Texas defeated the Mexicans and earned our freedom. He was 17! Just because we don't ask a lot of kids these days does NOT mean that they can't do amazing things.
Sex...Dale Evans, Roy Rogers wife got married the first time when she was 12. Laura Engels Wilder (Little House on the prairie) eloped and married at 12 also. A lot of "kids" in the past were "adults" at a very young age. I have no doubt that if today’s kids were tossed in the fire they would adapt, grow up and deal.
The story was engaging and well worth reading. The characters were interesting and attractive. I finished it and immediately bought the next one and loved it too. I'm hoping for more...
- Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2014Weekend Pick Me Up - Surviving The Fog by Stan Morris
Sometimes you get a book or one is recommended to you and you read the synopsis and you cringe and you just don't want to tell the person that--"No, this book just really is not for me. Thanks, anyway." You probably feel guilty or pained because it means a lot to the person and it really would make them happy for you to show an interest in the thing that they enjoy, but try as you might, you just can't imagine this book in your lifetime, or for that fact, the next one either. This book had no true blaring faults when I read the synopsis, but when I read it I worried I might be having that feeling because it would be a "boy-centric" Sci-fi. BUT I WAS WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! It was sort of "boy-centric"story but I totally got into this book and loved it hard.
Stan Morris's Surviving The Fog begins with a group of youths between the ripe ages of twelve and eighteen spending a three week stay at a summer camp retreat in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California for an abstinence camp. They are there to learn about different birth control methods but ultimately to make a pact when faced with a sexual situation to take the high road and abstain. But shortly into their stay the Admin of the camp and the Counselors go lost and never return leaving roughly fifty youths with one counselor whose mental stability quickly devolves leaving them all alone. Knowing something very wrong has occurred thirteen year old Mike and his friend sixteen year old John attempt to make contact with the outside. When this fails they spearhead taking control of the camp before things get out of hand. It takes a while before a hierarchy is established but when it does, it is thirteen year old Mike who is the "Chief" of those left in the camp.
When I started the book I had the odd feeling I was dealing with the set up of a 1980's slasher film. The young adults, isolated with the ominous feeling of impending suspenseful doom. Danger awaiting them and always a threat. After a couple of threats that feeling disappeared and something reminiscent of a happy telling of Lord of the Flies came to mind. Once it really got rolling I wanted more and more to keep going. I really didn't want to put it down.
A whole lot happens in this book from point 'A' to 'B' and a good deal of detailed steps that add many dimensions to the large cast of young adult characters. Eventually, they come into contact with more people and their camp becomes the village of Petersburg--named for one of the founding members who helped establish peace at the camp at the start of the story. The happenings during the expansion will disturb many readers brought up in the black and white societal view delineating when a child becomes an adult. Also probably rural and urban upbringing will see the relationships that occur in this book differently as well. Many people will be offended or have argument with the later portion of the story.
This story is a rather romantic view of communal living as a best possible outcome. Stan Morris's character's faith in human goodness and their ability to do what is best for one another in the face of a crisis is the vehicle that carries the story. For the most part the encounters with inhumanity that occur within the book are met with swift and severe punishment. It's the very definition of dura lex sed lex, the law is hard, but it is the law. However, in a times when humanity is tested, inhumanity will gather its forces. I really felt that there should have been a great deal more grief and strife. More uprising and usurping of power. The history of man does not really show a history of peace. Most of man's time on earth has been spent in bloodshed and a thirst for domination.
The book had many issues which need a tune up. As good as the novel is it is just a little too long; it needed to be edited down just a bit so it wasn't so heavy to shoulder. I had no real beef with the simple writing style. Many might complain that Stan Morris's writing is too basic or undeveloped but for this book. The narrative being that of a thirteen year old boy, I truly thought he hit the nail on the head. The novel was too male centric and desperately needed to be balanced by more active respected female characters. I also felt that despite the pairing of couples that there never seemed to be any rhyme or reason for those relationships. I think he could have worked on developing a better psychological connection between them so it wasn't as dry and clinical as it came across.
I wish I knew of books to compare this too but in my mind it really stands alone. I do recommend it and I'm suggesting it as a Weekend Pick Me Up but this one is one for a snowy or rainy weekend where you need to be taken away and forget this world for a little time. (This review was written for my blog All The Things Inbetween at Alicrean.com)
Kathy's Synopsis:
Kathy’s Recollections is about a group of teenagers attending a camp in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The camp was designed to preach abstinence and teach methods of birth control. After a week, the cell phones are not connecting, and the mail has not been delivered, so the camp administrator and most of the counselors leave for a short visit to a nearby convenience store. They never return. After another week it become clear to one boy that something has gone seriously wrong in the world. Then the campers discover that they are surrounded by a mysterious brown fog that appears to cover the earth below 6,700 feet. The story is narrated by fourteen year old Kathy. She focuses on their efforts to survive the elements, outsiders, and each other.
Top reviews from other countries
- Richard W. LoganReviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2013
5.0 out of 5 stars WOW! Didn't expect it to be this good.
I'm a huge fan of end of world/apocalypse books and films but they have generally left me with a feeling that the author had brushed over details in favour of the story only to leave it feeling a little hollow.
NOT SO WITH THIS BOOK! It's full of detail upon detail, nothing is missed, leaving it feeling such a rich and, more importantly, REAL world. The depth of the narrative is such that you really feel the movement of time and the danger in every step of the camps efforts.
This is not the kind of book that really goes into great detail about the actual cause of the disaster but in fact follows survivors and their everyday struggle to survive just one more day.
This book is a MUST for any fan of the end of days genre who enjoys the survivors story. Also probably great for any preppers out their.
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alexandraReviewed in France on August 21, 2012
3.0 out of 5 stars pas mal
j avous avoir pris se livre car il etait gratuit et j ai tres envis de lire la serie "gone" mais ayant depasser mon budget livre du mois j ai decider de lire surviving the fog qui a une vague tres vague ressemblance avec "gone".
l histoire et bonne je peu pas dire le contraire on a peur pour c est enfant qui se retrouve seule sans adult, j ai vraiment apprecie les voir s organiser et se debrouiller pour survivre.
mais il y a quand meme quelque detail qui ma deranger tous le long du livre
spoiler
premier point qui ma deranger
vraiment 14 ans l age du garçon qui devient le chef alors qu il y a des ado de 18 ans, et tous le long de l histoire certaint adult fait leur arriver mais tous le monde trouve normale qu on laisse un gamin prendre les chose en main hummm ok passont
deuxiement
je suis pas feministe j accepte que certaine chose sont plus facile pour un homme que pour une femme mais la les fille ne sert a rien on les fait passer pour des etres immature et sans importance la femme que je suis a du mal a l accepter desoler
et pour finir
la fin enfin je suppose que c etait la fin que j ai trouver vraiment decevant dans le fait qu on a pas l impression que se soit fini.
voila a mon gout sa reste un bon livre
bonne lecture a tous
- WildcatMikReviewed in the United Kingdom on August 31, 2012
4.0 out of 5 stars Actually quite good
I wasn't sure what to expect from this on reading the blurb, but I think I was hoping for something Lord of the Flies like. If that's what you are expecting then I'm afraid it's a lot lighter than that. However, it is a very good read nonetheless. The development of the story and the characterisation are all very well handled, and the plot elements very well done. I am British and so this felt a little too American in flavour for me in some respects.
Perhaps my one major negative comment would be the introduction which I felt was completely unnecessary to the story, it gives a much too spacey feel to the story which is misleading. There is just no way the characters could know about the cause of the fog in those terms and it is not ever mentioned as a plot element again.
Otherwise a well written, well paced, enjoyable read. Thanks!
- Lucien SnowReviewed in the United Kingdom on December 7, 2012
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply amazing
This is the first book i have read that truly made me feel for the characters.
Any review i could write about this book wouldn't do it justice so ill simply say what i feel. At first i thought this would be another story about monsters and hormonal teens that get killed each time their clothes come off. But i was wrong greatly so this book is amazing! From start to finish i was hooked and couldn't put it down. At times i even came close to tears at imagining how i myself would feel in the situations in this story. So to anyone looking for a story to lose themselves in i highly recommend this book and would like to thank the author for creating such an amazing story to lose myself in.
- nellypittReviewed in the United Kingdom on August 26, 2012
3.0 out of 5 stars Well I survived it - just about!
Surviving the Fog is a science fiction tale about a group of young people who are stranded at a mountain camp. Unable to return home because a mysterious `killer` fog has appeared lower down the mountain, they have to find ways to stay alive. It is vaguely suggested that most of the rest of the world`s population are now dead, so the children are on their own with only a handful of adults, some of whom are not very pleasant, appearing in the story from time to time. The book has clearly been written for older children and teenagers but as an adult, I found it a surprisingly engaging read. As we progress through the story the camp`s leader Mike, self appointed Chief, puts in place systems and codes of behaviour to make everyone`s lives easier and ordered. It`s a moral and conservative tale where everything is surprisingly easy to achieve, even central heating and hot showers so it isn`t exactly a challenging read. Everyone in the camp has to adhere to the rules or they will be punished so I wondered, in the end when the revolution comes, how will the Chief cope! Nevertheless, if you`re on holiday or bored waiting for something or other this book will while the time away satisfactorily enough.