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Summary: Hot Fudge Sundea which falls on a Tuesdea this month
Review: This is the best book I have read (and reread) in a long time. The imagery used and dialogue chosen adds to the realism of this title and the shorts at the end of each chapter add to the general suspence. The only bad thing is that I had only the slightest idea that this book was set in the 70's which could have been voiced better than it was
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Summary: it was ecelent
Review: i believe this book deserves at least 6 stars I it is a perfect ten it has everything you could want in a book I cant even begin to describe it all I can say is it was ecellent
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Summary: Oversimplification of man's motivations in time of crisis.
Review: This book is an egregious oversimplification of the nature of man's reaction to crisis. If nothing else it is a blatant ripoff of Steven King's "The Stand", which does the whole disaster/end of the world theme much better. I imagine that the authors followed the arch-conservative viewpoint of human nature, and the need for adherence to the concepts of Social Darwinism, to appeal to the limited intellectual abilities of the books intended audience. If this were the only science fiction genre work that I had ever experienced, I would be forced to conclude that Science fiction writers use the genre as a crutch to shore up an otherwise debilitating lack of literary talent. Fortunately I have experienced the use of science fiction as a platform for social commentary in such oulets as The Twilight Zone and Star Trek. This book does the genre a grave disservice by resorting to simple minded generalizations about human society.
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Summary: Starts with a bang ends with a whimper
Review: A bit disappointing for me to read. The overall scenario is great, no doubt but...
the characters are only so so and the believability is spoiled by some pretty improbable coincidences. This book is based on the thesis that in a real crisis democratic governments do not work good enough and that people seek refuge in governments by force or by faith. In other words democracy is useless in a crisis. Hmm... maybe there is a point. All in all not a really bad book but it lacks in cohesion in the last chapters somewhat.
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Summary: Too Real For The Silver Screen
Review: I have read (and owned) this book at least five times over the years and find it realistic and insightful. I believe it is so realistic that no one will ever make a movie of it due to the political remifica- tions of todays reciepients of "War On Poverty" government largess becoming tomarrows looters and cannibals. Charalton Heston would have to play the Senator.
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Summary: This is a great book, it shows you man's true colors.
Review: I usally dont become this affected by a book especially a sci-fi book. This book almost made me stock pile under my house. It really gives a realistic veiw of how mankind reacts and so called social norms go out the window. For being a action book it really involves you in the characters lives.
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Summary: Suspenseful and interesting!
Review: +AH4-So far, this my favorite book written by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. I think the story is very clever and intense. If you think there are too many characters to keep up with, look in the very beginning--the authors write a description of each major character. The next book I'm going to read is The Mote In God's Eye (be sure to read this one too).+AH4-
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Summary: Wonderful, the best of its kind
Review: There are many end of the world books, often using a well-aimed comet or asteroid to do the job (even authors such as Dennis Wheatley have written books of this genre). This is by far the best of the offerings that I have encountered. It has authentic detail and a very realistic scenario for the use of the technology then available (alte '70s or very early '80s). The characters are believable, the plot plausible and the novel really stands the test of time. What I like is the development and the realism... this is what an impact would really be like. Perhaps it should be required reading for some world leaders before it's too late. The most curious aspect of all is the way that reality caught up with the book. The discovery of Comet Hamner-Brown bears some astonishing similarities with the discovery (and discoverers) of Comet Hale-Bopp - a fact which amuses Alan Hale and Tom Bopp!
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Summary: I'm speechless
Review: I am truly without speech. 5 stars isn't good enough to describe this book, and I'm certain I can't do it justice with my own words either. Just read it.
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Summary: A bit dated, but still an excellent read
Review: I first read this as a high school sophmore back in the 70s and just recently picked it up again. I remember as a kid being capitvated by the scenario and found it still held the same energy for me 20 years later. The first 400 pages; "The Anvil", "The Hammer" and "The Quick and The Dead" contain great plot and character development. The final section, "After Doomsday", drags a bit as plot twists are telegraphed and a bit cliched. Still, LH remains one of the most intelligent apocalypse books I've read.
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