Hollow Kingdom is a hilarious post-apocalyptic tale narrated by a domesticated crow S.T. 

The story begins when S.T is playing in the yard with his owner Big Jim when suddenly Big Jim’s eyeball falls out of his head! He just retired to his basement, stopped eating and speaking, and spent his days staring at the basement wall. S.T devasted by his human’s behavior sets out to find the truth of what happened to him with their dog Dennis. 

As soon as they leave the premises of their house, they realize something is seriously wrong. All the humans, who S.T calls MoFos are looking different and behaving erratically. When he sees one of their neighbors eating her own dog, horror ensues. S.T makes it a mission to find a healthy MoFo with the help of his canine friend Dennis and sets out for a journey of his life. As the world is seemingly ending, S.T clutches on hope to prevent this from happening.

How did it make me feel?

What a refreshing book! Firstly, I immediately fell in love with the foul-mouthed narrator of this story. A crow with its unparallel love for humans and its tendency to disengage itself from the animal kingdom is just hilarious. What brilliant writing by Buxton. I love books that are written from animals or inanimate object’s POV. It has such a brilliant way of providing a perspective of life, I don’t think anything else can achieve this effect except for books. 

Secondly, I love how symbolic this book is without being complicated. It slips you mind-blowing realizations while making you laugh out loud. Hollow Kingdom is such an effortless read yet has such strength. I loved the relationship between S.T and Dennis. It warmed my heart! 🙂

If you’re looking for a hilarious take on the end of the world as we know it, I highly recommend reading this book.

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