Full Reviews
“Every day the world seems to go crashing in around us in one way or another. Most of us wonder just how long things can go on as they are, scary but true. Inside the pages of this wonderful read our author, Anne Mendel, takes us to the possible future. We meet a family, Sophia, her doctor husband, Bertrand, her daughter, Sasha and her mother, LuLu. As we travel through the story we experience the after world of horror, little food, little water, no electricity, and danger everywhere. It is through this time that Bertrand discovers that someone is killing young women and he enlists the help of his wife to find out who and to stop it. This puts into play the entire storyline.The story takes some surprise turns, goes down dark corridors as the struggle to survive and bring some order into this new world is waged. This really is a great story, one that grabs you and keeps you until the end, or is it the end? Well done, Ms. Mendel.
I have to tell you I have never read a book quite like this, and I’ve read a lot of books. Our author sweeps you into the after world of ‘normal’ living and consumes you with the hard facts of hell. Is it because you know this could, at any time, well be a reality? Perhaps! She introduces characters that are both charming and alarming. With grace, humor, and grit our author takes us into Sophia’s world. Sophia struggles trying to keep all her loved ones alive and have some form of order in what is now an upside down world. Craftily she weaves each character into their role as the story progresses. I was amazed that I was actually drawn into this fearful world, and I felt as if I was part of the drama, I shuddered at the thought of ever staying there. The story takes some surprise turns, goes down dark corridors as the struggle to survive and bring some order into this new world is waged. This really is a great story, one that grabs you and keeps you until the end, or is it the end? Well done, Ms. Mendel.”
MidWest Book Review –
“ETIQUETTE FOR AN APOCALYPSE is that rarest of literary joys: A page-turning thriller that is as thought-provoking as it is hilarious. And human. After reading Anne Mendel’s Highly original dark comedy, I’m Convinced she is Janet Evanovich’s long-‐lost slightly evil twin.”
Marc Acito, Commentator, NPR’s All Things Considered –
“In this delightful and provocative fusion of comedy, mystery, drama, and philosophical interrogation, Anne Mendel elevates the emerging genre of apocalyptic fiction to a new level. Her achievement provides a wild ride of entertainment for a jaded and cynical reading public, and a sunburst of hope for those despairing of the current human predicament.”
TinHouse Editor in Chief Win McCormack –