Christopher (seadragontampa) -
Helpful Score: 3
There are all kinds of books out there on surviving the upcoming apocalyps so how do you make your's stand out? You write it as a fictional novel.
This book is set in the not so distant future where the American economy has collapsed and the world has gone to hell in a handbasket. Our trusty survivalists, who had the foresight to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in preparing, all head for the hills when things start to go bad and hunker down for the impending chaos that is about to ensue.
Once you get past the true purpose of this book which is a survival manual then it makes for a decent adventure read but I say this with a couple of coviots. First of all anyone connect with the government is an incompetent, corrupt moron according to the author. Second, when the Federal Government attempts to reestablish itself it uses troops from Europe which are all portrayed as basically a barbarian horde that has absolutely no morals and makes Ghenghis Khan look like a saint. At one point there is even a moral disconnect that the author doesn't seen to have a problem with when our stalwart heros are horrified at something the European troops do but then turn around and do it themselves.
Towards the beginning of the book there is a chapter that is a little side story that has nothing to do with the rest of the book. Its purpose is to explain of most of the gun laws are unconstitutional and a very twisted interpretation of laws, codes and regulations to show that you can drive, whoops excuse me, "travel" on roadways without having to register your vehicle or get a driver's license.
If this type of genre interests you then it makes for a good adventure read, just don't take it too seriously.
This book is set in the not so distant future where the American economy has collapsed and the world has gone to hell in a handbasket. Our trusty survivalists, who had the foresight to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in preparing, all head for the hills when things start to go bad and hunker down for the impending chaos that is about to ensue.
Once you get past the true purpose of this book which is a survival manual then it makes for a decent adventure read but I say this with a couple of coviots. First of all anyone connect with the government is an incompetent, corrupt moron according to the author. Second, when the Federal Government attempts to reestablish itself it uses troops from Europe which are all portrayed as basically a barbarian horde that has absolutely no morals and makes Ghenghis Khan look like a saint. At one point there is even a moral disconnect that the author doesn't seen to have a problem with when our stalwart heros are horrified at something the European troops do but then turn around and do it themselves.
Towards the beginning of the book there is a chapter that is a little side story that has nothing to do with the rest of the book. Its purpose is to explain of most of the gun laws are unconstitutional and a very twisted interpretation of laws, codes and regulations to show that you can drive, whoops excuse me, "travel" on roadways without having to register your vehicle or get a driver's license.
If this type of genre interests you then it makes for a good adventure read, just don't take it too seriously.
Helpful Score: 2
Excellent book! Definitely makes a person think about surviving scenarios that he or she generally doesn't think about. Excellent tips for surviving lots of situations.
