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A review by reagannixon
One Second After by William R. Forstchen
3.0
This is probably the most realistic “dooms day” book I’ve read. It is also the only book I can think of that describes what would actually happen (at least in a smaller town 2 hrs from a larger metro) with a breakdown of society if we found ourselves without technology / electricity / modern communication.
if you’re mostly interested in the people stories of survival, keep looking. This book is more “procedure” and lacks a traditional story arch. There’s little in the way of interpersonal anything. The one “main character” is not well-developed and feels more like an ominous narrator than a person. Any “feelings” I had were triggered by my natural sensitivity (eg when a dog is shot by an intruder).
The author gives some backstory to this guy at the beginning but he still felt impersonal and undeveloped. I had no emotional investment in him (or his family; save for the dog) which I don’t think is a “me” problem.
The other “characters” in the story aren’t developed at all; they’re only as background or bolster up the main guy (translation: stroke the authors ego?).
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if you’re mostly interested in the people stories of survival, keep looking. This book is more “procedure” and lacks a traditional story arch. There’s little in the way of interpersonal anything. The one “main character” is not well-developed and feels more like an ominous narrator than a person. Any “feelings” I had were triggered by my natural sensitivity (eg when a dog is shot by an intruder).
The author gives some backstory to this guy at the beginning but he still felt impersonal and undeveloped. I had no emotional investment in him (or his family; save for the dog) which I don’t think is a “me” problem.
The other “characters” in the story aren’t developed at all; they’re only as background or bolster up the main guy (translation: stroke the authors ego?).
To that point