Fail Safe

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Summary: The Grandaddy of all Cold War thrillers
Review: I first read this book back in junior high school shortly after it had originally been published (I'm dating myself here). It was a cutting edge thriller then and the subsequent movie was Dr. Strangelove without the laughs. I read it again recently and while it pales pyrotechnically (and just plain technically) compared to Tom Clancy fare, it is a thrilling snapshot of the paranoia of the early 60's.

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Summary: Most excellent book and warning without being preachy
Review: I first read this book in high school and the ending practically knocked me from my seat. The characters and events depicted immerse you totally in the story, without going too heavily on the "technology gets away from us and destroys us" genre so prevalent in the sci-fi era of the time.
An excellent warning about what happens when soulless machines are not watched by people who have them.

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Summary: movie
Review: i haven't read the book yet but i will pretty soon. i just saw the movie yesterday and i am still stunned about it. it was so intense and it really makes you think about how fast something like that can happen...about ten countries in the world have nuc's and i think that is scary......

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Summary: not a good book
Review: i really don't like this book just look for information on it for my english report

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Summary: New York and Moscow are destroyed in this novel, Fail Safe.
Review: In the novel Fail Safe, nuclear war destroys the cities of Moscow and New York. If you go to CalArts, take Digital Landscapes. I give the book 3 stars, but the class 5. Thank you.

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Summary: stunning ending
Review: In this day and age we have more to fear from a biological holocaust than nuclear destruction (though it is still there), but Fail-Safe helps to bring back the terror of the Cold War. It's Dr. Strangelove without the humor (yes, I know Strangelove was based on another book). It's a what if scenario, an accident. There is no one to blame. No one went mad. A simple accident, that starts the bombs on their way. This book is tragic, and written full of tension. But the best part is how it ends, which is too good for me to spoil here. This book is worth reading if only for the last few pages. And to make you ask yourself, 'What would I do?'

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Summary: Fail Safe. A perfect novel suiting all the times
Review: It's a wonderful novel about the disastrous effects of nuclear war, the world should learn a lot from in the present scenario of warfare activities all around the globe.

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Summary: Fail Safe. A perfect novel suiting all the times
Review: It's a wonderful novel about the disastrous effects of nuclear war, the world should learn a lot from in the present scenario of warfare activities all around the globe.

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Summary: Though short, this one is SLOOOOOOOOOW . . .
Review: That's right, folks. The book is small, but I found it to be slow in its story line. It does seem to endlessly focus on Russian/American comminications, but I found it to be entertaining. You'll notice I gave it a five. This is for two reasons. The first is because I felt the characters in the book (a Kennedy-esque President, not to mention they actually call the Soviet Premiere by the name Krushchiev!) were utterly believable. The second is for the end! It was a pleasure to see the deed carried through on the Soviet side, but especially to see it happen here stateside. I know I expected the pilots to be stopped before reaching Moscow. Shocking, real, and provocative, this is a timeless and timely classic!

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Summary: Though short, this one is SLOOOOOOOOOW . . .
Review: That's right, folks. The book is small, but I found it to be slow in its story line. It does seem to endlessly focus on Russian/American comminications, but I found it to be entertaining. You'll notice I gave it a five. This is for two reasons. The first is because I felt the characters in the book (a Kennedy-esque President, not to mention they actually call the Soviet Premiere by the name Krushchiev!) were utterly believable. The second is for the end! It was a pleasure to see the deed carried through on the Soviet side, but especially to see it happen here stateside. I know I expected the pilots to be stopped before reaching Moscow. Shocking, real, and provocative, this is a timeless and timely classic!