The Bunker Eleven Down Reviews
Quite an interesting book. – Reviewed by Mary S. via Amazon
Just started the book and it is very interesting and uplifting! – Reviewed by Julie M. Davenport via Amazon
Great read. Spell Binding. – Reviewed by Randy Daniels via Amazon
What a fantastic read! I want more by this author. – Reviewed by Tammy K. via Amazon
I loved this book, it kept me on the edge of my seat. I can’t wait for the sequel! – Reviewed by Marlene Smith via Amazon
This book was one of the most intriguing, suspenseful, nail-biting, layered, and inspirational books I have read in quite a while! With just the right number of characters, coupled with a storyline that could happen at any moment, this is the book of 2017 for me.
All should read this author, for he is so good, this should be on Oprah’s reading list! – Reviewed by Emily Oaks via Amazon
Ah, it feels like years since I’ve sat down and done a good book review, but with this, I am back in business and eager to see what the reading world has for me. This book review is the first of ten that I am doing for Words Matter Publishing and their published authors, and I have decided to start the series off with a bang (apologies, but my humor has not improved). Today I am reviewing The Bunker by Timothy King, and, as a special treat, I even have a few words from the man himself below the review.
So, let’s get started.
I want to start you off with my favorite part of this book, and this would be a masterful use of dramatic irony on the part of the author. For those who aren’t sure, this technique is used to give readers/watchers information that the characters are not aware of. In horror films this technique has you screaming at the cast not to go into the basement. In this book, the characters are supposed to take part in a social experiment designed to trick them into believing they have lived through a nuclear event. The masterful part of this concept is that there is a cell of North Koreans trying their very best to detonate a nuclear device in the very same city where this experiment is taking place.
This generated a bucket-load of suspense, especially where the team’s vegetable garden was concerned. They were not taking this part of the experiment very seriously because they had pre-packed food to last them the whole time, but as the likelihood grew of them being caught in a genuine disaster scenario, I kept thinking ‘oh no, are they going to be able to survive on what they’ve grown so far!’. The only time I’ve seen this matched is in Under the Dome, where it is revealed in the very first chapter (if I’m remembering correctly) that one of the characters has a brain tumor that slowly makes him more and more unstable.
Now, as much as I like this book there was one problem, I had with the reading which was the ensemble cast. The sub-plots of this story not focused on the titular bunker are not too bad, featuring a small number of characters to keep track of. The bunker itself though features a larger number of characters. It took me a long time to pin down who was who and every once in a while, a character would speak, and I would have to backtrack to work out who he was. I spoke to the author directly about this and I agree it’s a difficult problem to solve because the experiment would need to involve a large number of people, but this is still something to be aware of when reading the book.
That’s it for today’s review. – Reviewed by Marc Townsend via Goodreads
A very timely and suspenseful book! – Reviewed by Anonymous via Barnes and Noble
I don’t think I’ve enjoyed any book as much as I enjoyed The Bunker-Eleven Down. So much in fact that I’ve asked the publisher if #2 and #3 in this excellent trilogy are ready to be published. I hope so as I’m hooked!
This combination, end of times, terrorist and theology will keep you on the edge of your seat. Filled with “what ifs” and concrete answers you will want and need more. I know I do. – Reviewed by Janet
If you were broke, would you volunteer to live underground with 10 strangers for 2 weeks? Would you do it for $2,000? Eleven people said yes and moved into a bunker designed to support life in case of a nuclear holocaust. Then the holocaust came, or did it?
Blending truth with lies and lies with truth 11 people struggle to co-exist together. Will earth survive, and will they? This first book by Timothy King raises questions we all ask and want answers to. A must-read for non-Christians and Christians alike. – Reviewed by PS
The Bunker will have you wondering what would you do if you were in a test situation in a bunker? Is this really something that could happen? What would l do if it were me? Have you ever even thought about something like this?
It will make you think about the choices you make. It will show you that everything isn’t always as it appears to be. This story has a lot of unexpected twists that you will enjoy. Will they find out what’s really going on? I know l can’t wait to see what turn of events will arise next. What do you think, could you do it? – Reviewed by Carol
