Jim Crace: THE PESTHOUSE

The prologue sets the tone of the novel: “Everybody died at night ...”

The Pesthouse is a post-apocalyptic dystopia set in an unnamed American domain that had been plagued by pestilence. There are survivors, and they want to escape to Europe. The land is still fertile, the waters are clean. Barbarism reigns anew. But, hope, for some, still lingers.

For obvious reason, this novel reminds me of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, which, I think, is the better novel. The Pesthouse, in my opinion, is a decent book; in fact, I like it. Jim Crace’s crisp prose has the ability to indulge (especially me).

Rating: 4.0/5.0