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浩劫過後二十年，只有極少數人口在荒蕪中倖存。這是一個嚴酷艱苦的世界，資源稀缺、治安敗壞、通訊困難，輕微的傷病也可能因缺乏醫療導致死亡，封閉於零星聚落中成為最安全的生活方式。然而，一小群倖存者仍組成「行者交響樂團」，巡迴表演莎士比亞戲劇和音樂，即使途中凶險四伏，他們依然希望帶著這些來自過往世界的美好事物一起活下去。
樂團中的莎劇演員克絲婷在疫病來襲時年僅八歲，她對童年與文明社會的記憶不多，卻清晰記得那個死在舞臺上的《李爾王》演員，還有他隨手送給她的漫畫。如今的克絲婷一有機會就在巡迴途中的空屋搜括書籍與報刊，只為了更了解他和往昔的那個世界。
一天，樂團行經一個格外不友善的神祕小鎮，團員陸續失蹤，為了找回他們，克絲婷與僅存的夥伴必須冒險前往「文明博物館」──傳說那是個由機場改造而成的聚居地，收藏著過往世界的各種遺物。那裡令克絲婷充滿嚮往，卻也可能是樂團不曾面對過的陷阱……
故事靈巧穿梭於世界終結的「之前」與「之後」，以開頭驟逝的演員與克絲婷的短暫相遇為核心，延伸出他們身邊每個角色的人生片段，他們的堅強與脆弱、夢想與缺憾在意想不到之處互相交錯依存，彷彿串連的光點，讓故事外的讀者也為末世之中人與人的命運交織的無數種可能方式而驚豔動容。
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Incredibly boring. I have no idea what happened or who the people were. It was so boring I forgot about it
I honestly don't know how to feel about this book. I only gave it 2.5 stars because I almost DNF it. I really am over the multiple time line with different POVs being done in books and TV shows that seem to be prevelant currently - yes I know this book was published in 2014. Also reading this post Covid pandemic, I am not really sure how to feel about everything. The book tries very hard to be philosophical and wax poetic about the human existence and experience. I felt it feel flat. Most of the characters fell flat to me, I did not really care about what happened to any of them besides Clark.
Not for me. There were too many people brought up, and very few were given time to shine. The premise of the book was neat, with a focus on the small ways people are connected, even across major events. But there were too many side stories and plots to really let it shine. Also, I hated most of the main characters and couldn't much care for them, in the past of the future.