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roberth
03-18-2010, 14:47
I just read One Second After, started at a little 11AM today and finished it about 2:40PM. I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN.

I skipped lunch and didn't drink any water either, those are things I always do.

Awesome book. Incredible. I'll have to read it a few more times.
Irving
03-18-2010, 14:49
How long is it? The last book I read in one day was R.L. Stein. I'm not a very fast reader.
roberth
03-18-2010, 15:01
It was 345 pages. I am a voracious reader if I get a book like this one, it just held my attention completely.

I really like to eat and I SKIPPED lunch, I NEVER skip lunch.

I need to decompress some.
cowboykjohnson
03-18-2010, 15:11
It reads fairly quick, and keeps your attention. overall a good book. I read it over 3 or 4 days just a little bit here and there.... but it is hard to put down.
Daniel_187
03-18-2010, 15:15
Does it have Pictures?
cowboykjohnson
03-18-2010, 15:19
.... you make them up in your mind!! [Tooth]

O and there is a picture on the cover!
Irving
03-18-2010, 15:19
Is it a normal priced book too? I know that Unintended Consequences is like $60 used right now.
cowboykjohnson
03-18-2010, 15:20
I think I payed 15-19$ when I bought it a month ago.
Irving
03-18-2010, 15:25
That's normal priced. Except I hear that those suckers up in Canada are paying $23-$27 for it. Outrageous!
cowboykjohnson
03-18-2010, 15:27
glad I don't live in Canada eh.
roberth
03-18-2010, 15:28
It was $14.99 at B&N.

There are no pictures but it works wonders on the imagination.
jerrymrc
03-18-2010, 15:38
Good Book.
Elhuero
03-18-2010, 16:10
what's it about?
roberth
03-18-2010, 16:32
The end of the world as the United States knows it.

EMP strike over CONUS.
jerrymrc
03-18-2010, 17:21
"Lights Out" is another good one. It was available online only but the author has inked a deal so I have not been able to find it. I may have a PDF copy saved around here someplace. Found it. If someone would like a PDF copy drop me a line.
Graves
03-18-2010, 17:24
Anybody care to lend it out??
Ridge
03-18-2010, 17:24
what's it about?

EMP blast over the US, sending everyone into the middle ages.

Pretty frightening read. Read it last summer on vacation. Really gets you into the mood for long-term preps.

Some parts of it was annoying, though. The main character in the book writes the end all be all book for the gov't on EMP characteristics, so much so that it becomes the .gov standard go to guide, and yet the guy doesnt notice the effects of the attack until a day or two later?
roberth
03-18-2010, 17:56
Anybody care to lend it out??

You're close by, I can loan you mine in a week or thereabouts. I want to get another read out of it first.
Graves
03-18-2010, 17:58
You're close by, I can loan you mine in a week or thereabouts. I want to get another read out of it first.

Sounds good, lmk when I could swing by. [Beer]
M2MG
03-18-2010, 18:00
I read it a few months ago, good book. The story starts out bad, ends worse, enjoy.

M2MG
Jer
03-19-2010, 10:45
I don't read books but it sounds interesting so here's to hoping it comes out in movie format. [ROFL2]
roberth
03-19-2010, 10:59
I don't read books but it sounds interesting so here's to hoping it comes out in movie format. [ROFL2]

Knowing hollywood, if it comes out in a movie it'll have matt damon riding a bicycle to the rescue with a beach ball.
Brassie
03-19-2010, 11:03
It was a great read, you might also try the library I seem to get books from them more and more these days
theGinsue
03-19-2010, 11:21
EMP blast over the US, sending everyone into the middle ages.

Pretty frightening read. Read it last summer on vacation. Really gets you into the mood for long-term preps.

Some parts of it was annoying, though. The main character in the book writes the end all be all book for the gov't on EMP characteristics, so much so that it becomes the .gov standard go to guide, and yet the guy doesnt notice the effects of the attack until a day or two later?

Sorta sounds like Dies The Fire by S.M. Stirling (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Dies-the-Fire/S-M-Stirling/e/9780451460417/?itm=2&USRI=dies+the+fire). This book had the same effect on me that I'm hearing others say about One Second After. Dies The Fire is actually book 1 of a 4 book series, and there is a second series based off of the characters from the first series (later in time). It also talks about some of the things you'll face and how to protect yourself as well as other survival issues. The one thing about the Dies The Fire series is that there is a change in the laws of physics that comes with the burst ("The Change"). This change renders unusable electricity, combustion power, firearms and explosives.
Jer
03-19-2010, 11:28
Knowing hollywood, if it comes out in a movie it'll have matt damon riding a bicycle to the rescue with a beach ball.

...in 3D!

co-starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Tracy Morgan & Shrek.
roberth
03-19-2010, 11:32
...in 3D!

co-starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Tracy Morgan & Shrek.

LOL.

I don't know who these other people are though. I guess Shrek is a cartoon character.
Jer
03-19-2010, 11:46
LOL.

I don't know who these other people are though. I guess Shrek is a cartoon character.

Trust me.. it would be a helluva movie!