In depth review: http://amandathebookbabe.blogspot.com... 
 Really Oprah? You really liked this book? That's interesting, I didn't think it was that great. It was OKAY. But, I don't really see what all the ado about this book is for. I've been reading through a list of dystopias and books based during apocalyptic times. This one was definitely one of the grittiest. Definitely some of the most gruesome content. I liked how the Christians weren't the crazy, psycho, evil ones like in most dystopias though. 
 However, yes there's a "however", I really couldn't get over the authors writing style. Did he have an editor? Was there just something wrong with my copy? Is not using punctuation, spelling errors, and other grammatical errors just his thing? This is the first book I've read by the author, so I'm really not sure. The author constantly stuck words together as one, instead of keeping them two separate words like they belong. Cashregister, gascan, boxcutter, masonjar, etc. Last time I checked these were all written as TWO words not ONE. His misuse of contractions bothered me as well. If you don't use contractions because you're some rebel author or something, fine, okay. I guess I get it? But, at least be consistent. Sometimes he'd use them and sometimes he wouldn't. The first time I read "dont" I thought it was some Shakespearean word such as "doth" that I never learned in "Introduction to Theater" my first year of college. 
 Overall, I liked the story. It was interesting. I liked the ending, but I found the grammar and lack of punctuation and short, choppy sentences hard to follow. Without the use of quotation marks, I found myself confused about who was talking. I could have probably enjoyed this book much better if the writing had been more robust.