Set in the near future where ninety percent of the earths population has committed suicide over a period of five. Jonathan maberry, bram stoker awardwinning author of patient zero oppegaards big bad is an abstraction, but it engenders very concrete terrors. Set in a dystopian future, a mysterious pandemic of suicide has grasped the world, dubbed the despair by the living. The suicide collectors by david oppegaard is available in. After reading and really liking the suicide collectors, i had to ask david for an interview and giveawaywhich he has graciously accepted. Os guinness has a clear eye, a quick mind, a profound grasp of political philosophy and an eloquent pen. Log in you must be logged into bookshare to access this title.
Debut novelist oppegaard shows considerable promise but poor follow through in a postapocalyptic tale that owes much to paperback scifi and cormac mccarthys the road. Debut novelist oppegaard shows considerable promise but poor follow through in a postapocalyptic tale that owes much to paperback scifi and cormac mccarthys the road the novel opens in florida, where pals norman and pops make small talk before norman returns home to find that his wife jordan has committed suicide by taking pills. Jun 22, 2015 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The suicide collectors by david oppegaard goodreads.
Martins press in december 2008, it was a finalist for the 2008 bram stoker award for superior achievement in a first novel, awarded by the horror writers association. David oppegaard s the suicide collectors is a wonderfully creepy debut novel filled with unnerving twists and turns. Most of the worlds population has inexplicably died by its own hand, and the few survivors struggle to remain. The purpose of this ebook is to help youwhether you are having suicidal thoughts or are concerned about someone you know who may be considering suicide. Talk story about the discovery of a suicide poem written by pres. David oppegaard born in lake crystal, minnesota, 19 august 1979 is an american novelist in 2008, oppegaard wrote the suicide collectors. The suicide collectors is the debut novel of american author david oppegaard. I havent read this one, but ive heard great things and its on my tbr list. Suicide is our thought depression is our cause and youre the cause of it all.
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