Posted: 8/14/2010 12:48:15 PM EDT
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I really enjoyed Alas, Babylon even though it was set in the 50's. Good characters, good writing. Easy read, a little too short IMO. Right now I'm reading Patriots and I sure hope it gets better. It's like someone took a to-do list: Store ammo Turn a bronco into a BOV Learn to do a blood transfusion ...and put character names in the middle of the list: T.K. decided to store ammo. Todd turned a bronco into a BOV. Mary said, "Thank God I learned to do a blood transfusion!" I sure hope it gets better. |
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Alas Babylon is one of my favorite books. I read it shortly after it was released (I am that old) and I would reread it every couple of years. It made a big impression on me prepwise.
It looks like my 14-year-old grandson will be staying with us more or less permanently so it is on his reading list as well as One Second After. The odd thing about him is that I didn't have much contact with him over the last two years but when he came to stay this time, he started telling me that he felt "something bad" was going to happen and we needed to be ready for it. I was like  .
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Wow, two of my favorites right there: Lucifer's Hammer and Atlas Shrugged!
Hammer is a decent end of the world novel, one of my favorites! Funny, but I never thought of Atlas Shrugged as a SHTF novel, but come to think of it, it really is. First and foremost though, it is a life changing philosphical experience. But no short read. Worth it though. Get and read both! |
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I love Lucifers Hammer!
But my favorite SHTF books are: The Collapse (by Jeff Stanfield) was an online book at Frugal's called Lost in Alabama that went to print. Think you can get it via Amazon. Great read. Lights Out, probably the best, by our own Halffast, not sure if still available online or he has pulled copies to take it to print. Aftermath...what's to say about Aftermath. I have read it at least a 6 times since it was first written 5-7 years ago. Great story, you just need to stomach the sex parts  This is also online.
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Quoted: I love Lucifers Hammer! But my favorite SHTF books are: The Collapse (by Jeff Stanfield) was an online book at Frugal's called Lost in Alabama that went to print. Think you can get it via Amazon. Great read. Lights Out, probably the best, by our own Halffast, not sure if still available online or he has pulled copies to take it to print. Aftermath...what's to say about Aftermath. I have read it at least a 6 times since it was first written 5-7 years ago. Great story, you just need to stomach the sex parts This is also online.Is that the Aftermath written by Lavar Burton? |
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I love Lucifers Hammer! But my favorite SHTF books are: The Collapse (by Jeff Stanfield) was an online book at Frugal's called Lost in Alabama that went to print. Think you can get it via Amazon. Great read. Lights Out, probably the best, by our own Halffast, not sure if still available online or he has pulled copies to take it to print. Aftermath...what's to say about Aftermath. I have read it at least a 6 times since it was first written 5-7 years ago. Great story, you just need to stomach the sex parts This is also online.Is that the Aftermath written by Lavar Burton? No, it was written by a guy on a porn website in their fiction section 
ETA: Al Steiner was the author. |
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Good to hear, I just purchased that book recently for a summer read. I second "One Second After" as well, def a good SHTF book.
Another good SHTF scenario based book but on a technological level is "Daemon" by Daniel Suarez. Just finished reading it. Needless to say it was a very good read. If technology is your thing, you may find it interesting. |
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Patriots has to be one of the worst books I have ever read. You may as well quit reading since you know the story already OP I totally concur. Rawles is a hack. One Second After was so much better. It was written by a real writer, hehe. I can't stress enough my belief that reading the Foxfire books will make you a better survivalist. Having knowledge of how the Appallachian folk conducted their everyday living will definitely get us through times of trouble. I also believe that books related to Amish studies are very valuable to read. The Amish have successfully separated themselves from the rest of the world for over 300 years. There has to be a storehouse of good info there. Lastly, anything that you can read that will show you how to live better without electricity or technology is worthwhile. I know a trapper in Idaho that is just as happy and safe living in his teepee as he is in his modest cabin. I think that going this route towards better living without the modern conveniences is a more solid approach to sustainability in a TEOTWAWKI situation than depending on electricity and petroleum. Its kind of like Dual Survival in a way. Canterbury would stockpile gasoline and diesel fuel to run his big trucks, and Lundin would simply go without them, believing they are not necessary to live a happy life. Sorry if I got preachy here. I do tend to ramble a bit. 
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| World War Z is a great book. Not exactly how to like some of the others. Patriots was.... Ok but I didn't like how slow it was in the beginning & all of a sudden everything starts happening at once. Almost like someone said "ok you need this amount of pages" & he had to end it quick. I'll have to get some of the other ones mentioned as I haven't read them yet. I still like Lord of the Flies too. |
| It would be fairly dated now, but I remember enjoying "War Day" by Whitely Strieber and James Kunetka. It was written back in the 80s before the Soviet breakup, and before Strieber went all "close encounters" with the alien stuff. I'll have to see if I can find that in my boxes of paperbacks and give it another read... |
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lost in bama was good , one of the 1st online deals i read besides lights out, I am not familiar with Lost in Bama. Where would one find this online. http://www.frugalsquirrels.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=64;t=000175 Google is your friend...
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The book that first got me interested in survival 12 or 13 years ago when I was in middle school was Hatchet by Gary Paulson. It's a great read - meant for young adults but good for everyone.
It's about a kid who's in a single engine plane going over the Canadian wilderness when the pilot has a heart attack and the plane crashes in a lake. His only survival tool is... wait for it... a hatchet It describes his struggle to survive and get rescued.
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Quoted: The book that first got me interested in survival 12 or 13 years ago when I was in middle school was Hatchet by Gary Paulson. It's a great read - meant for young adults but good for everyone. It's about a kid who's in a single engine plane going over the Canadian wilderness when the pilot has a heart attack and the plane crashes in a lake. His only survival tool is... wait for it... a hatchet It describes his struggle to survive and get rescued.Good stuff, and there are a couple sequels. For me it was My Side of the Mountain. Been reading that to the kids lately––it seems to hold up well. |
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The book that first got me interested in survival 12 or 13 years ago when I was in middle school was Hatchet by Gary Paulson. It's a great read - meant for young adults but good for everyone. It's about a kid who's in a single engine plane going over the Canadian wilderness when the pilot has a heart attack and the plane crashes in a lake. His only survival tool is... wait for it... a hatchet It describes his struggle to survive and get rescued.
Good stuff, and there are a couple sequels. For me it was My Side of the Mountain. Been reading that to the kids lately––it seems to hold up well. I can remember my mom talking about it (she used to be a 7th grade English teacher) and I recognize the cover, but I don't think I've ever read it. I'll have to check it out. There's probably a copy somewhere in my parent's basement - I'll have to see next time I'm up there. |
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while not a total survival type book... Enemies Foreign and Domestic by Matthew Bracken is proving to be a really good read! I ordered all three books in the series.... figured itd be a crap shoot but now Im really happy I did!
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lost in bama was good , one of the 1st online deals i read besides lights out, I am not familiar with Lost in Bama. Where would one find this online. http://www.frugalsquirrels.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=64;t=000175 Google is your friend... But that website isn't. 
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"Patriots" wasn't as bad as some say. It did have a few good points.
"One second after" was a more entertaining read, but not as educational. I am very glad I don't have kids with type 1. "The Road", this one I don't get. If someone could explain to me all the hype behind this crappy book, I would appreciate it. I took very little from this book other than in a post apocalyptic world, it's gonna suck and you're gonna be walking a lot. I have sons, so I got the heartwrenching part of it. But that's about it. "Atlas Shrugged" was probably the best book I've read in a long, long time. It's a commitment, but well worth it. It has some tedious parts, but well worth the read. |
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lost in bama was good , one of the 1st online deals i read besides lights out, I am not familiar with Lost in Bama. Where would one find this online. http://www.frugalsquirrels.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=64;t=000175 Google is your friend... But that website isn't.
Here is the print version. Support the author & pony up the $ to buy a copy
The Collapse (AKA Lost in Alabama) |