| Lost Everything | |
| Author: | Brian Francis Slattery |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Science fiction |
| Pages: | 304 |
| Awards: | Philip K. Dick Award |
| Isbn: | 0765329123 |
Lost Everything is an apocalyptic science fiction novel by Brian Francis Slattery, published in 2012 by Tor Books.[1] The novel received the 2012 Philip K. Dick Award.[2] The novel takes place in an apocalyptic America plagued by civil war after fierce storms have decimated major cities.[1] The novel follows Sunny Jim as he travels up a river with a group of other survivors in search of his wife and son.[1]
Kirkus Reviews praised the novel's setting and the development of familial relationships, but said that, "the novel is plagued by an unsatisfying, scattershot execution."[1] Publishers Weekly compared the novel's themes to Cormac McCarthy's The Road, but wrote that the novel suffered from pacing problems and was morbid without sufficient relief.[3] Woman's Day reviewer Alexandra Gekas disagreed that the novel lacked relief, writing "The people we meet [in the novel] certainly show intense cruelty, but there are also moments of profound kindness, small, but powerful gestures of love and a great sense of hope overriding hopelessness."[4]
The novel received the 2012 Philip K. Dick Award.[2]