I forgot about this one, a great read from back in the day!
You aint seen sad yet. The book really makes you think.
after having read all of 50 pages of âthe patriotâ, i now see what everyone is talking about. i first read âhow to survive TEOTWAWKIâ, so i see many of his references. patriots reads like it was written by a rambo-wannabe 15 year old.
rawles is obviously a 1911/dodge fanboi, as ive lost count of how many âgold cupâ and âpower wagonâ references there have been. there also seems to be many, many date/time errors. in one sentence, someone is in college during 2006, yet in 2001 heâs married and scouting his retreat location.
im also getting sick of the numerous âthanking god for thisâŚgod created thisâŚlets drop to our knees right now and pray.â
with the pages so big, type so small, and so many leaves yet to turn, im not even sure im going to make it through the entire book. both of the âday by dayâ books were WAY more enjoyable to read, and i daresay had more usable information in them.
rawlesâs entire philosophy centers around leaving everything/everyone and buying/living at a survival retreat immediately. IF one is capable of working from home, that might be a slightly possible option. but for those of us who actually work for a livingâŚam i supposed to email a welded joint to the job? teleconference some soldering?
Keep reading it. Completing the book is rumored to be the next addition to the rules of keeping your man card.
âunintended consequencesâ. the first half is actual non fiction
âenemies foreign and domesticâ
âpatriotsâ isnt bad.
if you can find it there is a book called âlights outâ by halffast
it was pulled from most sites because it is being shopped around for a movie or mini series.
but a few people saved it to there computer. If you ask around you can probable find it.
âday by day armegeddonâ is a decent book about zombies.
and the follow up book is âbeyond exhileâ
i have alot of books about soldiers in war that are really good reading material. If your interested pm me.
I have saved a copy so if anyone would like it, I can e-mail it.
I forced down the first few chapters of Patriots, but the writing was just too flat for me. Even all his detailed gear descriptions were too much at some point and got in the way of the story. I flipped through and read areas that were interesting to me (barter, Templar), but the overall story and UN stuff was not interesting at all.
My favorite TSHTF book is still War Day, written by two writers who write about their life and travels around the USA after a limited nuclear exchange with Russia in the 1980âs. Lots of interesting scenarios and thought provoking details. Not a complete collapse and shoot-em-up but much more interesting from a human and societal perspective. I donât know what it is, but TSHTF shoot-out scenarios just arenât as exciting for me as cop/war stories. Maybe thereâs just too much desperation for it to be entertaining.
Dennis.
I read âPatriotsâ about ten years ago and I enjoyed it, but I lent it to somebody and had to buy an updated one. It seamed that as his blog became more popular he felt he needed to update it (the book.) Unfortunately it felt like he did it in a couple of hours and never proof-read it. I thought the original was better.
eta. Iâm 200 pages into âOne Second Afterâ and am thoroughly enjoying it, thank you guys.
ive gone around 150 pages into patriotsâŚand again i have to say this book is complete garbage. most of the downfall was i read his TEOTWAWKI book firstâŚnow patriots reads like he simply smashed together a survival handbook and a 5th graders âwhat i did over summer vacationâ essay.
the constant religious references are making me sick, and isnt it amazing that the only people âthe groupâ has met that werent jesus freaks turned out to be cannibal looters??
the characters in this book are making me sick. especially the bible thumping dictator todd, aka rawles himeself. if anyone is considering buying it, save your money. all its good for is tinder during a survival exercise. read the TEOTWAWKI manual instead. its the same damn thing, minus the dime store novel backdrop.
I didnât make it far enough into Patriots to see any of the facism (not surprised though)⌠Seriously doubting I will (man card be damned). But I did think One second After had some strong leanings of that nature. It seems some of these books are nothing more than dictatorial wet dreams⌠Of course they rule righteously (cough and with an iron fist cough).
BTW- Gunslinger/Dark Tower books (some what/loosely related to the topic).
Iâm thinking of taking back my recommendationâŚ
I had mixed feelings on book #2⌠I recently started book #3 and so far, not good IMO. I havenât given up yet but Iâm considering it. If book #3 doesnât really pick back up Iâll probably ditch the series. Theyâre a little too âout thereâ for my taste.
Iâve read the series and some are way better than others. Near the end, I think He was just trying to find a way to finish the series. It was getting a little crazy when his characters showed up in his town and talked to himself (Stephen King). Way too weird. The ending of the series sort of wraps things up, but I think it was too cliche-ish.
I guess Iâm not even midway through yet (what is there, 7 books?)⌠And things are already getting a little too far fecthed for me. I just finished with meeting the first âguardianâ.
I liked the first book anyway. The story just seems to have gone in a direction I wasnât expecting after reading book #1.
⌠Sounds like it just gets worse.
Just downloaded WWZ, The Purple Cloud (free on Kindle), and Ex-Heroes. 
Malevil == Malevil is a 1972 science fiction novel by French writer Robert Merle.
And folks have already mentioned the other old classic, Alas Babylon.
But you cannot beat Larry Correia for fun: Monster Hunter International, and the just released sequel, Monster Hunter-Vendetta.
Those books are more about preventing TEOTWAWKI, arenât they?
I can highly recommend Word Made By Hand and The Witch of Hebron, both by James Howard Kunstler. Set 10-15 years in the future, the world has come apart due to an economic/governmental armageddon brought on by âpeak oilâ (Kunstler is a big believer in peak oil and its ramifications). The books go into quite a bit of detail on the everyday lives and struggles of the residents of an upstate NY small town.
Chris Sheehy
I picked up both at Borders on Saturday on the many recommendations here. Finished the first Sunday morning, the second on the train this afternoon. Lots of fun to read.
yeah its def making me think and starting to freak me the hell out lol makes me want to spend alot of money for if something like this happens
WWZ is a good book ive read it 2 times already and going to read it again after i finish one second after, but its more for entertainment doesnt really give you any good ideas for when shtf
Just checked out World by Hand from the library yesterday, good book! Thanks for the referral!
Alas, Babylon is always a favorite, but hopelessly out of date. I still own 2 copies of it because of sentimentality. Lucifers Hammer is one of the best, mainly because of the way the characters develop. Not much usable information there, outside of insights into human nature. Patriots is full of useful information, but not everyone wants to form a Militia, or even be part of a large group. The religious aspect is a turnoff too. The first ten or so installments of âThe Survivalistâ are pretty good, until the Sci-Fi aspect kicks in. Othe possibilities include the âAshesâ series, starting with âOut of the Ashesâ. Ignore the porn.
Just finished both Day by Day books. Read them in 3 days. Awesome books. Any word on the third installment?