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Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse: A Novel of the Turbulent Near Future (Expanded and Updated 33 Chapter Edition) Reviews

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Summary: A good reference manual in story form.
Comment: So the book hinges upon a imminent The End of The World As We Know It scenario. Which fits in frighteningly well with the current failing world economy. The story is a bit stiff but has a interesting and discernible plot but relatively static characters. The "gun show" argument given by one of the characters was interesting if not irrelevant. (Although it will make many people think the book is pro-militia.) Only someone with political power and Clinton-esque savvy would be able to pull off the verbal hair splitting that the character was espousing. I enjoyed the book which, on a personal level, is I guess all that really matters. It did make me want to read "Atlas Shrugged" again. As stated in the subject line the books strength is in its references. It has numerous ideas of items of how would could prepare for a worst case scenario. (Like a hurricane or something.) I really enjoyed it from a product placement standpoint. It gave me names and manufacturers of items that are of interest. i.e. mini wind turbine and solar panel manufacturers.

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Summary: Great book and very timely
Comment: This is an excellent book. I wish I could have read it as soon as it came out. It is well written and very detailed. It has sparked several ideas and precautions that I want to take in the here and now and the future. I would recommend it highly.

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Summary: This book is pure schumer.
Comment: This is not a good book. You must have to be a religion crazed
survivalist to like this book. I love a good end of the world as we know it tale but this is an obsurd book. If you want a good book read any of Matthew Bracken's books or even Molon Labe. First, if you are in a life or death end of the world scenario and you find a can of soup, eat it. Don't walk past it because jesus doesn't want you to eat it. Then you walk past the soup but are willing to ambush every person that walks down the road. And killing isn't a problem because in a matter of days people have turned into cannibalistic communists. If I were walking down a road minding my own business and fools jumped out of holes in the ground pointing guns at me, they would be getting lead back. This religious zealot must have forgot the part where you live and let live. I don't remember the part where you become the judgement maker at the side of the road when times get tough. And I don't want to hear the crap about how it is a manual disguised as a novel. Write one or the other. A real survival book would take into consideration that we all aren't rich and can't afford fortresses in Idaho. Imagine if everyone read this book and built a fort in Idaho. It would get pretty crowded and then pretty load as competing nuts yelled god wills it as they pour lead into each other while not taking the can of soup. Please don't waste your money on this. Go buy a field manual and a can of your very own soup. Jesus wants you to have a can of soup. And a bible. Do it before the schumer hits the fan golly gosh darn it. And no heavy petting under my forts roof. now its time to go and wipe out the tatoo wearing biker gang. Because they are surely waering the sign of the beast. People that don't believe in our god are surely the devils sidekicks. I guess I just have a higher opinion of human beings than this guy. And I don't have a high opinion of people to begin with. If you like to hear your characters say fiddlesticks, crud, golly, gosh darn, and praise god at every pass this is your book.

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Summary: Patriots, Surviving the Coming Collapse
Comment: Well written and very informative for those who are interested in becoming more self reliant. Although this is a work of fiction, the premis is very similar to what is happening with our economy and around the world. Not for the timid reader but a definite wakeup call for those who have not done even mimimal preperation for an emergency. Everyone needs to be able to take care of their families for an extended period without basic services or help from outside agencies.

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Summary: Interesting take on survival novel
Comment: This book is as much a how to manual as it is a survival fiction novel. The amount of research and knowledge contained in this book are impressive, but it makes for a different kind of reading. The characters speak in long, detailed conversations that are unrealistic, but necessary to explain a process or technique. The characters are also devout Christians, and never curse. They retain Mr. Rogers like dialogue even while getting shot at, which I find a little unbelievable.

I enjoyed the book thoroughly, and learned quite a bit from it, but only the most dedicated survivalists can or will employ the majority of techniques described in its pages. Most people don't have the will or the means to make custom steel shutters and doors, or practice patrolling and adopt military tactics. This book definitely made me think though, and brought up many things I had never thought of.

The author incorporates politics and individual rights issues into the book as well, which is very fitting and pertinent for this type of novel. The scenarios he portrays are chillingly realistic and we might well have seen the beginnings of some of them. From gun rights to the UN, there are a lot of different areas covered.

Overall this is a very entertaining and thought provoking book. I enjoyed reading it and learned quite a bit from it. It also introduces other books and references that are valuable resources to any library.

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