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War Day and the Journey Onward
War Day and the Journey Onward
Author: Whitley Strieber, James Kunetka
The unthinkable happened five years ago and now two writers have set out to find what's left of America. — New York, Washington D.C., San Antonio, and parts of the Central and Western states are gone, and famine, epidemics, border wars and radiation diseases have devastated the countryside in between. — It was a "limited" nuclear war...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780446326308
ISBN-10: 0446326305
Publication Date: 4/1985
Pages: 515
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  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 45 ratings
Publisher: Warner Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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reviewed War Day and the Journey Onward on + 83 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Oldies, do you remember \"You are There\" the television series? This is like that. This is a journey across America after a \"limited\" nuclear war. It is so very real that it is scary.
reviewed War Day and the Journey Onward on + 22 more book reviews
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Except for the Towers still being in New York City this book is relevant today: especially in light of the growing nuclear community. Where do we want to be as human beings and our relationships with others? The book makes you really think about the barriers we erect between peoples, countries & cultures. Barriers that could kill us. A really good read.
Mahala avatar reviewed War Day and the Journey Onward on + 192 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This book is awesome! One of the best post-apocalyptic books I've come across. It is a well-researched, well-thought out look into the future following a "limited" nuclear exchange with Russia.
reviewed War Day and the Journey Onward on + 64 more book reviews
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As postapocalyptic novels go, this one is a little bit dated, especially in light of 9/11. The approach is broad, less focused on character and more on the mechanics of life "after."
ilovebooksanddogs avatar reviewed War Day and the Journey Onward on + 359 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I have read and re-read this book many times throughout the years. I still find it a very scary look at what our future could hold for us. One of the best apocolyptic books ever written!
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Cattriona avatar reviewed War Day and the Journey Onward on + 200 more book reviews
This is an intriguing, if somewhat dated, fictional view on life in America after Russia starts a nuclear war in 1988. The two authors, interestingly, cast themselves as the main characters, playing journalists on a tour of post-war America and writing about what life is now like in different corners of the country. Their imagination for detail is fascinating -- there are imaginary interviews with various survivors, administrators and relief workers. There are pages of fictional government reports and documents on everything from new agricultural policies to "triaged" health care based on each citizen's level of radiation exposure. The most poignant are reports from salvage workers on the miles of copper wire pulled from the World Trade Center (the book was written in 1984, pre-9/11). The only low point is the ending -- after a lengthy and detailed story, the abrupt ending seems like an afterthought. Recommended for fans of post-apocalyptic literature.


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