Book Club

[this is my nic]

I'm currently reading "One Second After".  It's beyond scary, because it's possible that this can actually happen to us and we'd be back in the 1700's or earlier in an instant without all our modern conveniences, including cars.  Be informed, read this book!

[sunala]

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@this is my nic wrote:

I'm currently reading "One Second After".  It's beyond scary, because it's possible that this can actually happen to us and we'd be back in the 1700's or earlier in an instant without all our modern conveniences, including cars.  Be informed, read this book!

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di-mc, I read this book a few years ago, and let me tell you, it's still alive in my head! I was very sorry I read it because I literally had bad dreams for a long time after, and flashbacks of certain scenes. However, I loved it and couldn't stop reading it for one second. 

A few days ago, I started to read the sequel, One Year After, but I pulled the bookmark after reading for about 15 minutes. I decided I didn't want to relive the horror all over again. 

Please let us know what you thought of the book when you're done. 

[Lilysmom]

@this is my nic, @sunala, wow, can you say more.  Is there a short blurb you can post?  Tell us more please!  LM

[sunala]

This is the first sentence of the blurb from Amazon on One Second After...

"New York Times best selling author William R. Forstchen now brings us a story which can be all too terrifyingly real...a story in which one man struggles to save his family and his small North Carolina town after America loses a war, in one second, a war that will send America back to the Dark Ages...A war based upon a weapon, an Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP). A weapon that may already be in the hands of our enemies."

How's that? And if you read it and want more, there's a sequel that just came out, One Year After.

Enjoy!

[Lilysmom]

@sunala, thanks!  LM

[sunala]

Hi Lilysmom, you're welcome. I hope that helped. 

Are you going to read it? 

I noticed a little while ago that I still have One Year After on my Kindle. I may just try it again, although I know I'm going to be looking for trouble. 

[Lilysmom]

It's on my list @sunala.  My list is getting longer. New hat a nice problem to have!!!  LM

[MacDUFF]

Another good read in this subgenre (of sci-fi...post-apocalyptic) is Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank (1956)...in this case, aftermath of nuclear holocaust...YIKES!!

Thanks for recommending One Second After.

[sunala]

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@MacDUFF wrote:

Another good read in this subgenre (of sci-fi...post-apocalyptic) is Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank (1956)...in this case, aftermath of nuclear holocaust...YIKES!!

Thanks for recommending One Second After.

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MacDuff, OMG I read Alas Babylon when I was a young teenager, and it never ever left my mind. I learned about the effects of nuclear war from this book. It was so frightening, and I was able to relate to Peyton, Bragg's niece, who was a young girl. I think it would be harder to understand this book if you didn't live through the Cold War, where we were taught to hide under our desks in the event the sirens started blowing. 

I did read it again a few years ago, and was bored with all the technical stuff (no doubt the way I did when I was a kid) but I skipped over all of that, and went right to the book. 

Although quite outdated, I highly recommend this book to read about how it was for us who lived through those frightening times. 

[MacDUFF]

I hear ya, @sunala...that book scared me near to death!!

How about this one:  Fail-Safe, by Burdick and Wheeler?