Oh, sigh... I'm all for post-apocalyptic stories, however, this is a horrid mashup of western and science fiction. The storyline was jumpy, and characters were not really thought out, as to growth or future. Looking over the other reviews, someone thought that this would make a good movie, and I have to say, yes! One of the very few books that I would champion Hollywood's influence to stretch the lines. ( )

Deadeye is an improbable mix of western, post apocalyptic and buddy cop genres with a good story at its core. The timeline was very cumbersome and unnecessary in many parts, glossing over days that are uneventful with a sentence and then coming to some drawn out, tense scene or random character development sub plot that went on ad nauseum. I would much prefer to use a convention of jumping forward without being explicit about "x days passed with them doing he same thing". It made it feel like this was really written more to be a screenplay than a novel and the author is filling in time gaps where the hypothetical movie version is supposed to put in a long shot of the heroes crossing the open plains with nothing in site to the horizon. There are many more scenes and ways of describing details that are more like they are notes to a possible set designer when other details are lacking.

The typical post apocalyptic theme of "see how bad this is if we don't stop trying to kill each other" is well worn throughout but gives little credit to the future generations when they seem to have gone so far backwards in civilization because of the nuclear war.

In all, I enjoyed the premise of Deadeye but it was lacking in purpose and felt a lot like a shot at a novel that is hoping for screenplay adaptation. ( )

This is a very unique and interesting story and I very much enjoyed it. The character development is well done and consistent making you care about what happens to them on the journey. They all feel very familiar in a good way. Much in the story is left to the readers imagination and questions are given time to form in the reader's mind before the answers are revealed. I am more a fan of not knowing and guessing what is going to happen than having everything given to me up front- the suspense works very well.
I would highly recommend this work to young adult readers who may be less than enthusiastic about reading- especially boys. The violence is minimal and appropriate for the story. The language and the situations are also appropriate for teen/young adult readers and no cause for concern.

It is also a terrific shorter read for adults, completely interesting and entertaining. The whole time I was reading I was thinking that the story would make a great film- or a television series. That is mostly a credit to the author for the wonderful details and visual descriptions of people and places. I would love to see this as a series of books, as I too would like to know more about what happens when they all return home. The ending was well done and left me satisfied, it is my own desire to know more and my affection for the characters that makes me want this tale to continue.
Happy reading! ( )

Got this through LibraryThing member giveaway and must say I really enjoyed it. Better than most member giveaways I've had. I liked the post-apocolyptic mix of western/scifi, reminiscent of The Dark Tower series in places. I found the characters well drawn (with the possible exception of the Marshall's wife), and the story well paced. I thought it ended well and there's no need for a sequel. All this sequelmania is getting tiresome. This was a fine standalone. Recommended! ( )

I had my doubts about mixing SciFi with Western genre and thought I'd been proved right as I started the book. I mean, if they have androids, why don't they have air-conditioning? If it's been 75 years since the war, why haven't they fixed and repainted buildings? And why don't they have cars? All my questions and more were answered just in the course of the story. The storyline kept getting stronger the further I got into it. I began to like the characters more and more, even did a little mourning at a couple points. Aside from a few little typos, I really loved it. I was left wondering if there will be a sequel. (I sure would like to know what Elias does at SARNAC.) I would recommend this to both young adult readers and adult readers. ( )