How to Survive Everything is a 2021 speculative fiction novel by Ewan Morrison. It was longlisted for the 2021 McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year.
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| Author | Ewan Morrison |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Speculative fiction |
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Publication date | March 1, 2021 |
| Publication place | Scotland |
| Pages | 357 |
| ISBN | 9781913393151 |
Plot
editBen and Haley are brother and sister and the children of a paranoid doomsday prepper, Ed. Upon hearing of the possibility of an upcoming pandemic, their father forces them to accompany him to a remote piece of land to ride out the future disaster along with several of his followers.[1][2]
Reception
editHow to Survive Everything received generally positive reviews from critics.[3] Allan Massie praised Morrison for avoiding issues common in other dystopian novels such as poor characterization and noted Haley's sense of humor.[4] The Herald noted the book's careful handling of its themes.[5] Stuart Kelly wrote positively in The Spectator about the novel's plot and praised Morrison for humanizing doomsday preppers.[6] By contrast, Ben H. Winters panned the book in The New York Times, criticizing Morrison's narrative structure and describing the dialogue as "clumsy and forced."[2]
Awards and nominations
edit- Longlisted for the 2021 McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year[7]
References
edit- ^ Morrison, Ewan (2021). How to Survive Everything. Saraband. ISBN 9781913393168.
- ^ a b Winters, Ben H. (2022-11-15). "A Survival Guide for the End of the World". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ "How to Survive Everything". BookMarks. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ Massie, Allan (2021-02-26). "Book review: How to survive everything, by Ewan Morrison". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ Forbes, Malcom (2021-03-08). "How To Survive Everything: 'Ewan Morrison topples our expectations'". The Herald. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ Kelly, Stuart (2021-03-27). "Escape from reality: How to Survive Everything, by Ewan Morrison, reviewed". The Spectator. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ "Longlist Announced for the McIlvanney Prize 2021 sponsored by The Glencairn Glass". Pan Macmillan Trade. 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2022-12-22.