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2034: A Novel of the Next World War
by James Stavridis, Elliot Ackerman
I expected something different than what I got from this book. It seemed to have been marketed as a somewhat serious look at what a third world war (a nuclear war) might entail. Yes, still fiction, but well situated in real-world possibilities that seem to hang over our heads more and more perilously each year.
It really wasn’t anything like that.
That doesn’t mean it was boring. It was a fun enough read, although I had to get past the ‘US versus the rest’ vibes, shallow character development, and unexplained assumptions that are built into the clunky plot.
I’m certainly no expert (not even an armchair one) when it comes to warfare and military tactics, but I have quite the suspicion that 2034 doesn’t have many true-to-life moments in the few limited battles that are described.
I’m also not a big reader of this genre (is it war-fiction?) but I can only imagine that Tom Clancy has a few books that would leave 2034 in the dust.
I somewhat applaud the effort though. As I noted above, I think this was intended as a serious(ish) cautionary tale – it’s just a shame that it wasn’t able to live up to what it seemed to claim to deliver.
I’d avoid this book unless you’re a war-fiction lover…
It really wasn’t anything like that.
That doesn’t mean it was boring. It was a fun enough read, although I had to get past the ‘US versus the rest’ vibes, shallow character development, and unexplained assumptions that are built into the clunky plot.
I’m certainly no expert (not even an armchair one) when it comes to warfare and military tactics, but I have quite the suspicion that 2034 doesn’t have many true-to-life moments in the few limited battles that are described.
I’m also not a big reader of this genre (is it war-fiction?) but I can only imagine that Tom Clancy has a few books that would leave 2034 in the dust.
I somewhat applaud the effort though. As I noted above, I think this was intended as a serious(ish) cautionary tale – it’s just a shame that it wasn’t able to live up to what it seemed to claim to deliver.
I’d avoid this book unless you’re a war-fiction lover…