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elwoodicious 's review for:
World Made by Hand
by James Howard Kunstler
I loved the concept that Kunstler puts forth, a fictionalized telling of what it might be like after the long emergency, but the execution fell a little short. He presents several story threads centered on lawlessness, governance (democratic, religious, and plantation/fiefdom), cultism (though less Davidian and more Oneida), and loss of self and community. Each of those threads likely would make a fine novel on their own but here were tossed up more as a sketch for the central character to breeze through. That said, the universe Kunstler has created is compelling and it was eye opening to reflect on the necessary skills I lack in order to just make it through a given day in the post-oil world.