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A review by raven_oak
Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
5.0
This book is probably one of my favorite dystopian, post-apocalyptic novels out there.
I’d heard my father talk about the “drills” they had when he was in school, drills where the kids would take shelter under their desks from nuclear bombs (as if a flimsy flip-top desk would protect them), but I didn’t understand why. Thirteen-year-old me didn’t understand the effects of a nuclear bomb / radiation or why it was a threat.
This novel didn't give me instant wisdom on that topic, but I did go out and research nuclear war. And then I bought as many dystopian novels as I could ([b:On the Beach|38180|On the Beach|Nevil Shute|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327943327s/38180.jpg|963772], [b:The Giver|3636|The Giver (The Giver #1)|Lois Lowry|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1342493368s/3636.jpg|2543234], [b:1984|5470|1984|George Orwell|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348990566s/5470.jpg|153313], etc.).
Worth the read.
Read the full review here: www.ravenoak.net
I’d heard my father talk about the “drills” they had when he was in school, drills where the kids would take shelter under their desks from nuclear bombs (as if a flimsy flip-top desk would protect them), but I didn’t understand why. Thirteen-year-old me didn’t understand the effects of a nuclear bomb / radiation or why it was a threat.
This novel didn't give me instant wisdom on that topic, but I did go out and research nuclear war. And then I bought as many dystopian novels as I could ([b:On the Beach|38180|On the Beach|Nevil Shute|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327943327s/38180.jpg|963772], [b:The Giver|3636|The Giver (The Giver #1)|Lois Lowry|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1342493368s/3636.jpg|2543234], [b:1984|5470|1984|George Orwell|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348990566s/5470.jpg|153313], etc.).
Worth the read.
Read the full review here: www.ravenoak.net