Alas Babylon

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I actually really enjoyed this book. At the beginning I felt the propaganda from my elementary education returning, but the story was interesting so I kept reading. Do any of you remember the films we used to watch about building bomb shelters in the backyard and how to recognize a "radioactive fall-out shelter"? Well this book will take you back. It was hard to read it knowing that the book was written in the early 60's and that many of the theories from then have now been proven either false or worthless. Yet at that time we were directed by authoritative voices on how to survive a bomb and really I think they only promoted fear of the Russians. But alas, I drift, the story is good. Knowing that there is a real possibility of a disaster in my lifetime, natural or man-made, this book inspired me to work on my storage of food and other necessities. It also made me want to be a better gardener. I also look back fondly on the days of the cold war being over. I wonder if we all felt that with Russian power collapsing and the wall coming down so to speak we were living in a safer world. I don't think any of us believe that now and we also know it won't take a nuclear bomb to significantly disrupt our lives. It also makes me think about what is necessary for peace in the world. It seems like the gospel is the one solution. Would I recommend this book? Yes.