Jill F. (ellzeena) - reviewed on 8/26/2009 + 149 more book reviews

I'm a big fan of apocalyptic literature. This book was AWFUL. First, the author has an agenda and it's very obvious from the first chapter. I'm not a christian but her bias against, and bizarre portrayal of, this religious system jumps off the pages and slaps the reader right between the eyes; I don't read fiction to be lectured regarding philosophy and metaphysics. Then we get to the real MEAT of the matter: after global nuclear war, what can one expect to happen: nuclear winter, radiation sickness around the globe (i.e., "On The Beach"), failure of all life forms (no, you can't plant CROPS in Oregon after Portland and the entire USA has been incinerated), on and ON. I couldn't make it past the third chapter. If you want real apocalyptic reading material: "War Day" by (of all people) Whitley Streiber, "Earth Abides", "Alas, Babylon" and of course "The Last Ship".

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