A review by leesmyth
Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank

5.0

It was really, really good. I wiped away some tears early on at scenes of people doing what they believe to be their duty in the face of imminent death and destruction. (Like saints or martyrs willing to be tortured and killed rather than disavow their unseen God, or men of unyielding will fighting the long defeat with the gods of Asgard against the monsters, or waves of people in District 5 throwing themselves against the Peacekeepers' barrage of bullets to bring down the dam.)

There were also moments of connection, of love and levity, of ingenuity and even occasional good fortune for likeable characters.