Dead Batteries
A Novel
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Dead Batteries
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Ellen Adair
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Kate Maupin
“Imagine The Road from a mother’s perspective.”—The New York Times Book Review
Ever since May’s husband decided parenthood wasn’t for him and left, it’s just been May and her autistic son with high support needs, Davis, against the world. A rather unwelcoming one that never had much patience or understanding.
Then 99.9% of the population was wiped out by a virus in just a few weeks, and that world ended. May has kept herself and Davis alive only through the self-imposed isolation she got so good at in the Before. They have their routines, their cozy nest in an abandoned library, and most importantly, the old battery-powered Game Boy that offers Davis familiarity and comfort in a world that’s difficult to understand.
One day May runs into a stranger while out scavenging for the precious batteries that keep Davis's Game Boy alive. This stranger calls himself Bird, he has intel—and a proposition. Supposedly there’s an entire haven of survivors nearby. Bird wants in, and he needs May and Davis to play along as wife and child in order to guarantee himself a spot. Besides, wouldn’t May want to be part of a community again?
Not particularly—but the survivors have batteries. So she reluctantly agrees. And while May knows better than to trust the man who ripped her and Davis out of their routines, she can’t help but open up to him. But when Bird’s true motivations come to light, her old life collides with the new in terrifyingly dark ways, forcing May to question how far she would go to protect her son. How long can she and Davis last until the batteries run out?
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Recensioni della critica
“Imagine The Road from a mother’s perspective. . . . Maupin writes especially compellingly about the challenges and misunderstandings unique to this kind of parenting. . . . May’s dark humor, her fierce love for a child who marches to his own rhythm and her unvarnished descriptions of life as a special-needs parent are enough to make this dystopian story feel a little bit new, after all.”—The New York Times Book Review
“This is an emotional, tense, psychological tale of people’s perceptions about disabled children, and a mother trying to keep her son safe while also drowning in the weight of it. It’s especially notable for its searing exploration of the eugenicist core of a ‘survival of the fittest’ mentality.”—Booklist
“[A] grim postapocalyptic novel following a mother accustomed to making tough choices to protect her son . . . Maupin doesn’t sugarcoat the gory fallout of the virus or the everyday demands of holding the world together as a single parent of a high-needs child, making for an emotionally challenging but grounded and satisfying trek. . . . It’s an impressive start.”—Publishers Weekly
“Fans of The Last of Us will find much to like in this tale of dystopian deprivation, in which a woman named May and her 10-year-old child, Davis, who has high support needs, are hunkered down in a Connecticut library. . . . Maupin shows the deep bond a mother has to create in parenting a neurodiverse child, as well as how far that mother has to go to both protect and nurture the child. Davis may have limited verbal ability, but he’s fully human, capable of connection, and eminently worth saving. . . . [An] affecting take on how relationships and communities might be tested in the wake of disaster.”—Kirkus Reviews
“This is an emotional, tense, psychological tale of people’s perceptions about disabled children, and a mother trying to keep her son safe while also drowning in the weight of it. It’s especially notable for its searing exploration of the eugenicist core of a ‘survival of the fittest’ mentality.”—Booklist
“[A] grim postapocalyptic novel following a mother accustomed to making tough choices to protect her son . . . Maupin doesn’t sugarcoat the gory fallout of the virus or the everyday demands of holding the world together as a single parent of a high-needs child, making for an emotionally challenging but grounded and satisfying trek. . . . It’s an impressive start.”—Publishers Weekly
“Fans of The Last of Us will find much to like in this tale of dystopian deprivation, in which a woman named May and her 10-year-old child, Davis, who has high support needs, are hunkered down in a Connecticut library. . . . Maupin shows the deep bond a mother has to create in parenting a neurodiverse child, as well as how far that mother has to go to both protect and nurture the child. Davis may have limited verbal ability, but he’s fully human, capable of connection, and eminently worth saving. . . . [An] affecting take on how relationships and communities might be tested in the wake of disaster.”—Kirkus Reviews
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