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Darla's Story (Ashfall, #0.5)

von Mike Mullin

Reihen: Ashfall (0.5)

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Science Fiction. Young Adult Fiction. Darla Edmunds has faced a lot of challenges in her seventeen years: Her dad died in a farming accident when she was fourteen. Her mother retreated into hyper-religiosity, leaving Darla to run the family farm almost single-handedly. But those struggles pale in comparison to the one she faces after the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts, plummeting the worldâ??and Darla's small corner of Iowaâ??into a cataclysmic natural disaster.DARLA'S STORY is book #0.5 of the ASHFALL trilogy (or should it be called a three-and-a-half-ology?) It's told from Darla's perspective, beginning with the eruption and ending when an injured stranger keels over in her barn. If you're new to the world of ASHFALL, DARLA'S STORY is a great place to start. If you've read ASHFALL and loved Darla, this book was written for you. E… (mehr)
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Too short, not worth the time or money to read it. ( )
  Bookabode | May 19, 2022 |
I am not a big fan of novellas, but I liked Darla's Story where readers get some insight into Darla's life from the point just before the Yellowstone super-volcano erupts until Alex stumbles to their barn, part of the way through Ashfall. Darla is an only child, who worships her father. After seeing Darla destroy the dollhouse they painstakingly built together with a potato gun, her father teaches her how to weld, build and drive big machinery -- practical things you need to know when living on a farm, which all become very useful when the world implodes. Darla's relationship with her mother is complicated, especially so after the father dies. Darla is a strong female protagonist. ( )
  skipstern | Jul 11, 2021 |
Full disclosure: I received a free review copy of this book from the author.

Darla’s Story is a novella that provides a bit of back-story for a character in Mike Mullin’s Ashfall trilogy. I haven’t read the trilogy, but the author meant the novella to stand alone as a complete work, so I read it with that in mind.

I instantly liked the fact that this story features an Iowan farm girl as its main character. I also liked that it doesn’t take place in a far-flung dystopian future. Instead, it occurs immediately after an apocalyptic volcano eruption (with a real-world basis!) covers the entire US in falling ash. Midwesterners and the mid-apocalypse aren’t common tropes in YA (at least not the books I’ve read), so I found the novelty intriguing.

The story follows Darla and her mother as they work to survive in the aftermath of the eruption. Theirs is very much a contained apocalypse, focusing as it does on the minutiae of day-to-day survival for two people stranded in the country. Luckily, Darla is mechanically inclined thanks to her late father’s influence, so she’s one of the best people to get stuck with in an apocalypse. As soon as the eruptions stop, she starts fixing necessities like the water pump and her tractor.

Ultimately, volcanic ash is the primary antagonist in Darla’s Story. Interpersonal conflict only comes into play very late in the action, and it’s really just a complication in Darla’s fight against the endless ash-fall.

To be honest, a little man versus nature went a long way for me. After a few chapters of fix-it work, I was impatient for a more personal conflict. I wanted something to happen that might push Darla out of her bubble.

When the outside world does finally intrude on Darla’s life, it feels more like a frustrating inconvenience than a dire misfortune. In fact, a lot of the stakes in this story feel strangely low. Despite the apocalyptic setting, Darla is both capable and determined, and it never seems like she is in immediate danger.

I think a lot of my impatience with this story stems from the fact that it really does only function as a prequel to a larger work. If Darla’s Story was a screenplay, this novella would be maybe 90% of the first act. It’s everything leading up to the part where Darla finally leaves her ordinary world and goes on a quest. The problem is that Darla can’t get to that point here because the meatier action happens in the main trilogy.

Even though I feel like Darla’s Story doesn’t actually work as a standalone piece, I enjoyed the character and setting. Reading Darla’s Story was enough to piqué my interest in Ashfall, but I’m not sure it’s a great starting place for the overall series. It probably works better as a way to fill in back-story after you’ve read the main series.

As for the audiobook, I thought the narrator was perfect for the character. I’d definitely recommend listening to Darla’s Story in audio form if you do pick it up. ( )
  unsquare | Feb 16, 2021 |
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It was fun reading this book from Darla’s perspective. I liked the series and was glad when I found out about this book. ( )
  EdenSteffey | Mar 14, 2018 |
I wanted it to be just a liiiittle longer, but it's clear Mullin told the story he set out to tell. I feel that way with almost all novellas. and I love Darla, so of course I wanted more. Totally worth $0.99, and a fun little addition to the series. ( )
  fefferbooks | May 12, 2014 |
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Science Fiction. Young Adult Fiction. Darla Edmunds has faced a lot of challenges in her seventeen years: Her dad died in a farming accident when she was fourteen. Her mother retreated into hyper-religiosity, leaving Darla to run the family farm almost single-handedly. But those struggles pale in comparison to the one she faces after the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts, plummeting the worldâ??and Darla's small corner of Iowaâ??into a cataclysmic natural disaster.DARLA'S STORY is book #0.5 of the ASHFALL trilogy (or should it be called a three-and-a-half-ology?) It's told from Darla's perspective, beginning with the eruption and ending when an injured stranger keels over in her barn. If you're new to the world of ASHFALL, DARLA'S STORY is a great place to start. If you've read ASHFALL and loved Darla, this book was written for you. E

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