# Please recommend a good end of the world book

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-good-end-of-the-world-book/288060>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 2, 2005, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-good-end-of-the-world-book/288060 "2005-02-02T22:22:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2005, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-good-end-of-the-world-book/288060/61 "2005-02-04T15:46:56Z")

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I don’t want to spoil [Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/038533348X/qid=1107532605/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-7564556-2763361?v=glance&s=books) for you, but it might be what you’re looking for (even though the end and aftermath aren’t exactly depicted, you sorta see them coming).

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**Author:** ![SusanStoHelit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@SusanStoHelit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SusanStoHelit)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2005, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-good-end-of-the-world-book/288060/62 "2005-02-04T18:52:20Z")

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> [@Dung Beetle](#):
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> **Susan** , I’m thinking this is No Blade of Grass, by John Christopher. All plant life for some reason begins to die, this of course affects the human race tremendously, and people are gathering in a small valley, fighting to keep others out…sorry, it’s been a while since I read it.

No, the rest of the world is fine. Plants, animals, etc are unaffected. It’s just humans (and why is never explained, which makes it bad for sf).

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**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-good-end-of-the-world-book/288060/63 "2005-02-04T19:13:12Z")

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Shucks! Well, it still fits into the thread.

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