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43 of 47 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Biased yes, but I keep coming back,
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This review is from: Warday: And the Journey Onward (Hardcover)
I first read Warday when it first came out (15, 16 years ago?). I keep re-reading it. Yes, it has a Leftist slant (the war is our fault because we deployed SDI, etc. etc.), and yet it's not so preachy as some say: a lot of the preaching reflects the very realistic depiction of how people *after* such a war would likely feel about *our* world after the fact.But never mind all that. There's never been anything to compare to Warday. Not in technical accuracy. Not in scope of post-apocalyptic survey (virtually the entire U.S. and then some). Not in style of writing (a journalistic account from two very different perspectives). And on top of that, the human element is as strong as or stronger than any other book of its kind. Like I said, I keep coming back. Most people I know who've read it do the same. No matter what the quibbles I have with it, it's the best of the best. It's definitely the best thing that nut-ball Whitley Streiber ever produced. Truly a must-read, must-own.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A "documentary" of the aftermath of nuclear war,
By Kim Boykin (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Warday: And the Journey Onward (Hardcover)
On October 27, 1988, the United States and the Soviet Union fight a "limited" nuclear war. Washington, DC, and San Antonio are vaporized. New York City is left in ruins. Electromagnetic pulses wipe out computers and electronic car ignitions. Radiation sickness is followed by famine and a flu epidemic. Five years after Warday, two writers tour what was the United States to assemble this documentary of life after the war, weaving together interviews, government documents, and the chronicle of their travels.
The possible consequences of nuclear war are presented convincingly and in detail, in an understated, journalistic style that makes the book quietly frightening. (Other good stories of the aftermath of nuclear war: "Alas, Babylon," "On the Beach," and "Riddley Walker.")
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent,
By Miawil (Miami) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Warday: And the Journey Onward (Hardcover)
I was 12 when I first heard about this book and didn't read it until I was 19. It wasn't until I reread it three years later, however, that this book had such an impact of me. Like many readers, I still find myself rereading it today. Its as if the authors had stepped into an alternate universe, it is so creepy adn realistic. I really wonder if that so-called-nutball Streiber had accessed some alternate universe because the details were so real. I had my gripes with the book; California I felt, was overfocused on, while such places as the North Central States like Minnesota, Michigan, and the Deep South where I live are barely given any mention at all. But other than that, I think the book is amazingly engrossing. And as for the reviewer who scoffs at the idea of the United States disintergrating after such an attack, he is a typical example of blind, nationlistic lack of rational. America is a large, sectionalized, divided country, with a populace that takes our institutions and creature comforts for granted, even in the best of times. Take away a few major cities, our economy, and our luxury items, throw in chaos, radiation, and pandemics, and I think the scenario presented was extremely accurate, which is why I believe this book is still an important read 20 years later
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