George K. reviewed on 10/5/2011 + 10 more book reviews

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I enjoyed this book quite a bit. It is somewhat different from the usual apocalypic TEOTWAWKI fare. Kunstler is a good writer, (and a goode lecturer - you should check out his podcast on iTunes), and the book was an interesting speculation on what life might look like in the U.S. some 20 years or so after the collapse of the oil economy combined with a few well targeted nuclear terrorist attacks against the governmental infrastructure. I can buy the "peak oil" scenario, but the terrorist nuke attacks are a bit far-fetched and were not terribly believable as the author didn't really spend any effort explaining how that was pulled off. Still, I liked the characters and I think Kunstler did a good job of showing how quickly our politically correct society would revert back to more traditional roles - i.e. a male dominated society and the return of tribalism. Worth your time to read.

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