I normally don't post to this thread, but I couldn't resist commenting on Joan's most recent post. I first read "Earth Abides" when I was in junior high school and was extremely impressed by it. I am not past the half-century mark and decided to re-read it recently. I did so with a little trepidation, not knowing whether I would enjoy it as much as an adult. I did.
Another book I read recently which strikes me as similar is EMP. Rather than having a supervirus destroying most of mankind, EMP just has modern electronics wiped out. In both novels, however, we see how the precipitating events destroy modern life and how, over time, civilization develops a new norm.
