March 20, 2015
This is a fun action adventure set in the near future when the world has a terrible food shortage and as a result society is falling apart. Ben and his family initially are able to barricade their home and fight off criminals looking to steal food. However, they decide to set off on a journey to find greater security at a camp protected by soldiers. The main part of the story is about their journey and the people they encounter, some good but mostly violent and after their food supplies.
The action is non stop and the background of a crumbling society provides an interesting commentary on mankind and the desperate lengths people will go to in order to try and survive.
This is a real page turner and I look forward to reading more by this author.
What a perfect suspense story book i ever read!!!
March 30, 2015
I really enjoyed this book. It has a great characters and a very unusual and interesting story line. It was suspenseful and with several twists that made it a great read. Rob, you did a great job! The story was awesome and great example of reading peoples minds. I certainly recommend this to everyone. Guys, I'm sure you will love this book. Thumbs up to author
April 4, 2015
Former Boston Police Officer Ben Donnelly and his family live in a quiet middle class New England neighborhood. Ben prides himself on being prepared for anything...but no one could have been prepared for what lay ahead for the Donnelly's.
A drought has caused a world wide food shortage and brought out the worst in people, who are fighting to survive. The author builds slowly the progression of danger and violence that the Donnelly's are forced to contend with as they first try to defend their home and then eventually make the decision to leave it, in search of a safer location and of course food.
The action is fast paced, non stop, and vividly told. While the story itself reminded me of The Walking Dead, it's also a story that would have made The Twilight Zone's Rod Serling very proud. Society for Supper was a top notch thriller. Highly recommended.
March 16, 2015
Do you like dystopian novels such as The Road, The Walking Dead, Y:The Last Man? If so, you are in luck because this is the book you were looking for.
First, I would like to congratulate the author because the way he writes. His writing is very direct, intense and professional. Second, the story is as great as Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, for real.
In Society for Supper the world is dying because a severe and worldwide drought. As you can imagine then, food is scarce and people will do everything – trust me when I say “everything” – to survive.
The book tells you the story of Ben Donnelly and his family, a normal family that will have to work together and support each other so that they can survive the inhospitable place that has become America. I liked very much the characters that Ben and his family met during this running adventure…not all of them are how you believe they are at first sight…and I said enough…
The chapters that I liked the most were the ones related to the woods…some parts gave me goose bumps. A totally must have and hoping the author to continue the story with a second part.
A taught suspenseful thriller that keeps you turning the pages!
March 22, 2015
Starting with reports of food riots in Japan, rationing in Germany, and South America in the midst of being torn apart...the story presents us with a dystopian world in the grip of a worlwide drought that has caused food shortages everywhere. The author then presents us with a 'typical American family. Ben Donnelly has prided himself on the ability to be 'prepared'. The action starts when Ben and daughter 'Dilly' realize that their house is about to be attacked by looters. Fortunately they have prepared a hidden 'panic' room, and retreat to it while the looters smash windows, do their thing and leave. Ben has stored plywood and they quickly board up the broken windows. Then it's off in the Jeep Wrangler...Ben's got guns and has to make his way to find his wife, Meghan, his other daughter, Melissa and her fiancee Matt with the thought of bringing them back to the 'panic room' where they'll be safe and perhaps wait things out. The action takes place in Scarborough, close to Portland Maine, in a seacoast town. People who have known each other for years suddenly become ugly. This novel is well written by a professional who knows how to keep us on the edge of our seats with an exciting page-turner. There is clear imagery...some of it very disturbing, as it should be. I look forward to the next book! (Review by Howard Lipman, pen name PanOrpheus, author of the Delphic Oracle and Tesla's Tower' book series)
Awesome...Heart pounding adventure!
March 27, 2015
A heart pounding adventure full of action, suspense, and chilling human behavior. I literally had goosebumps.
Society for Supper describes our near future where a drought has caused major food shortages throughout the world. When the ‘implausible’ happens and it spreads to North America most are left panicked and unprepared. A good majority of people adopt a brutal kill or be killed mentality that deeply affects the daring Donnelly family. They are eventually forced from their home by looters who progressively become more violent, beginning a dangerous journey for safety.
The writing style is both professional and natural, allowing the story to seamlessly flow. The imagery is vivid, effortless, and descriptive, immersing the audience in a chilling, intense world. I would classify this as a true horror story because unlike vampires and ghouls this is a very possible, terrifying concept.
I would highly recommend to anyone looking for excitement and adventure with a sprinkling of terror. I will definitely read more from this author.
By Kelly St. Clare: Author of Fantasy of Frost on April 19, 2015
Awesome read! This wasn't your typical dystopian 'lone female/male surviving against all odds' book. This following a man and his family as they struggle for their lives in an America which has fallen into chaos.
TyCoobsTeeth has created a story with great flow which carries an authentic feel - not always easy in this genre.
The only quibble I had was that sometimes the emotion of the family didn't match with what I expected. For instance, they seemed to practical and grounded after killing, and were occasionally joking and laughing in the next sentence.
I didn't want to put this novel down. In fact, I looked up a couple of times, surprised to see I had read for so long. I look forward to seeing where Ben and the family end up in the next instalment to Society for Supper.
Favourite quote: Ben had heard the expression, "We are only nine meals from anarchy", but he had not given it much thought, until six months ago.
March 25, 2015
Ben Donnelly, an ex-cop, must save his family from famine and a society gone mad. There had been some indications of an impending threat in the United States that Ben had noticed. He stocked up on food and supplies for his family. But he didn't predict how desperate and deadly people become when they are starving to death. His wife, two daughters, Melissa and Dylan, and the older daughter's fiancee, Matt, are able to protect themselves with guns. They fight off gangs of people who attack their house until it's fire-bombed. They have to flee by car.
They pick up people along the way. Some are good and some bad. One turns out to be a murderer. They face road blocks and witness cannibalism. The government facility they want to get into turns them away. They later hear that the government camps are death camps. The government is rumored to be behind the looting and fires. They don't know where to turn.
In the sewers of Chicago, they find help with the Almighties, one of the rival gangs running the city. They face many near-death experiences.
The author is able to convey the desperation of the Donnelly family as they fight their way through the country. They help the lost along their way. They keep their humanity while many do not. They are survivors.
