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Book Review of Alas, Babylon

Alas, Babylon
Alas, Babylon
Author: Pat Frank
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


This book really made me think about how hard things would/could be if for some reason our society and government ceased to exist or function. This is something I've been pondering for years anyway, but it was nice to read one author's thoughts along the same line. He put in ideas I hadn't thought of which made me think more. Since this book was written a while ago, there are even more things to think of now. If we were to lose our power and infrastructure, how many of us technologically dependent people would know how to survive, to hunt, to grow things, to do any of the things that would enable us to continue living? Rather a daunting thought.