Some Will Not Die

I read this book to my husband as we were traveling from Virginia Beach to Washington D.C. I think if I was not reading this to Josh I would have given up on it. However, I am glad I finished it because the story was not without merit. I will briefly describe the plot, what I liked and what I didn't......more

I was surprised and disappointed that this didn't engage me more, as I remember the few other Budrys novels that I've read as being quite powerful. But Some Will Not Die seemed to meander and drag. There were a few interesting bits at the beginning and the end, but I could not get into the bulk of......more

Another entry in my mid-century post-apocalypse obsession. This one was published in 1961 and based on a previously unpublished book written in the mid-'50s. (The copy I read was an actual 1961 copy, and it was kind of cool to know that this particular book was a year older than me! Also in about th......more

Full review: [URL not allowed] "My love/hate relationship with Algis Budrys continues! Some Will Not Die (1961, rev. 1978) is a multi-generational future history post-apocalyptic thriller. A plague wipes out the vast majority of humankind, and the remnants coalesce around the fi......more

It seemed a little boring for a zombie novel.......more