It's Only Temporary

by Eric Shapiro

The world will end in just 10 hours. After Sean graduates from college, he is ready to begin his life. Silly him for assuming he will have one. Word gets out that humanity is doomed: a giant meteorite... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 097655593X
• ISBN13: 9780976555933
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Permuted Press
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Crazy and strange in a great way.

A great read. Fun fast and vivid. You will love the fast pace and diff take on horror

excellent thriller

Sean always thought he had plenty of time to make something of himself until six weeks ago when the government proclaimed that a meteor was going to strike the earth; best estimates were 60,000 would survive the impact. On his last day of existence, Sean spends it with his beloved Selma, who ended their relationship to start seeing another man before the pandemic collision was announced. With a few hours left in the countdown, Sean drives off into the "sunset to be with his lost love. On a deserted road, he picks up a previously kidnapped woman who persuades him to rescue the others. When that is completed they head up to someone's home to get a car and wind up delivering a baby. Will he get to Selma before the people of earth are wiped out?. Eric Shapiro's fine tale with its limited cast will remind the audience of some of the classic disaster tales from the 1950s and 1960s like On the Beach. The story line is action-packed, but as the countdown continues, readers will begin to believe that no Bruce Willis will save the world from Armageddon. Instead the plot is an insightful character study of what one person finally understanding that life, IT'S ONLY TEMPORARY, and must choose what to do while the clock ticking towards certain death nears

If Chuck Palahniuk did the apocalypse this would be it!

If you knew in a few short hours earth would be destroyed how would you spend your precious time? With family? Friends? Doing all those horrible things you've always REALLY wanted to do? If you're Sean--a recent somewhat aimless college graduate-you take to the road to find the one girl you ever really loved (and lost). Eric Shapiro has done a dangerous thing in "It's Only Temporary": he's written an apocalyptic love story. Wait, don't stop reading because of the "love story" part! This book is so well written, so stylish, so intense that, when you finish, you won't feel like you've read a love story. You'll feel like you've just been on a trip through a hellish apocalyptic world that's pulling apart at the seams with REAL people. There's the key: Shapiro's characters feel like living, breathing people with real problems, real worries, and real desires trying to deal with an insane situation. Imagine Chuck Palahniuk rewriting "Love Story" and "The Stand" as a single tale then going back and trimming it to the absolute bone and you've got something in the ball park of "It's Only Temporary". If you're a fan of reading at all do yourself a favor and read this book! For more reviews visit our site at http://www.thereaderreviews.com

Insanity at it's best!

Animal trainers introducing "human" prey? People sorting out a hit list? These are just two elements of madness Eric Shapiro's It's Only Temporary portrays when the end of the world is at hand. Perpetual goodbyes with parents to last erotic episodes with a loved one are all scenarios Eric Shapiro paints to the reader to get them into the insane thinking of a human being faced with the world's upcoming demise. Eric's usage of first person POV is just the right angle to delve deeper into one's mind. We, the reader, get an opportunity to live Sean's final hours, read his thoughts, travel the zany road of misfortune and suppositions of the human race. The adrenaline rush runs through you from page one up to earth's conclusion. If you are searching for a chilling tale of how humanity loses grip with reality when the world is at its last stance, then It's Only Temporary is Highly Recommended. A roller coaster ride of emotions will keep you glued to your seat.

What a Ride

I started this story about Two hours ago, and I just got finished. I read it in one sitting. I could not tear myself away from it. It grabbed me by the throat on the first page, and I am still trying to catch my breath. The story takes place on Humanity's last day. A Meteor is heading straight for Earth, and nothing can be done to stop it. The story follows a young man named Sean, and his struggles. His physical struggle to reach is ex girlfriend before the Meteor hits, and his mental struggle to find God, and the meaning of Life. You witness the worlds last few hours through his eyes. This story made me laugh, almost cry, and laugh some more. It was a true pleasure to read. I have to say that this is one of the best Apocalyptic stories I have ever read. I hated to see this book end. Eric is one heck of a Storyteller. He knows how to write a story that will stay with you long after you finish it. I recommend Its Only Temporary to anyone that wants to read a adrenaline packed story that is at the same time very deep and beautiful. It will stay with me for a very long time.