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| DANGER!! McDermott's Books Make You Think! |
Author McDermott has outdone himself, AGAIN! This book wrapped up a series that was frighteningly realistic.
For new readers, the world has suffered a vast EMP and the trilogy is based on
the impact on civilization. I STRONGLY recommend reading the entire
series. McDermott writes well researched
books that imbue both action and pathos.
The characters are real, they bleed and some of them die, just like the
real world. I think that is what makes
R. E. McDermott so good, the ability to make the reader feel for his
characters.
The government is not painted as benign in this book. The current state of self serving politics is
extrapolated into the near future with disastrous results. Look at the current crisis in Puerto Rico
preceded by Florida and Texas .
There are people going hungry, without food or water or medical care
weeks after the storms. Project that
forward for a world wide disaster and the consequences are too dire to
conceive.
Good people with inadequate preparation die in this book and
in reality, they would also die. Don't
get me wrong, the book is not just doom and gloom. It is peppered with acts of generosity and
courage that inspire you as you despair over the circumstances that require
such sacrifice.
McDermott sees human nature with clarity and charity, he
recognizes that there are unsavory elements while hoping that the positive
nature of ordinary Americans will rise to the extraordinary when the situation
demands it.
This is a terrific book and a great series.
My reviews can be found at:
web site: http://www.remcdermott.com/
This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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