Good shtf Book Suggestions

[jhs1969]

I read Patriots and loved it. Subscribing for some others.

Anyone have a link to Patriots, I may want to check it out.

[Travis B]

Anyone have a link to Patriots, I may want to check it out.

http://www.amazon.com/Patriots-Survi...8076779&sr=8-1

[jwfuhrman]

I think that last sentence is a great analysis of it over all. Im sure by now you are seeing some of the "swipes" at Patriots that are taking place.

yep, im just over half done with it. They just got into the fight with the "gang" that came across the perimeter fence and Mark Turner faced down the 4 of them with just his 1911

[Irish]

yep, im just over...

You should add a spoiler alert to your post. Not everyone's read the book or gotten that far along

[jwfuhrman]

Not gonna add details, but Im to a point in the book(3/4 done) where I definitely didn't see the things going on now happening.... very interesting twist, and a damn good book

[HES]

Ok any more suggestions? I'm in the mood for a fiction EOTWAWKI book. Already read Patriots, Lucifer's Hammer, Light's Out, One Second After, Day by Day Armageddon (I & II), Alas Babylon.

[recon]

http://www.amazon.com/How-Survive-En...ref=pd_sim_b_6

[HES]

Yeah I hit that one too. Im thinking that I have burned through all of the entertaining fiction out there that is worth reading on the subject.

[EchoMirage]

quarantine, dead city, apocalypse of the dead

[Jellybean]

I've read most of the books listed in this thread. While I agree that Rawles' literary abilities are abysmal, I still use Patriots as an introductory book for non-preparedness minded folks. I just tell them it's an idealist checklist disguised as poor fiction, and you better be able to ignore the bible-thumping.....

The problem is, for a first-timer, I have a feeling it's just going to reinforce the BS about the "evil phsycotic assault rifle toting anti-gov. militant survivalists all hiding out in their bunkers just laying in wait to take potshots at passing hippies and pro-choicers". Or something along those lines. You know what I mean.
If it were me, I'd start 'em off with something a little more benign, like a general preparedness "how to" guide...

....For kids, something with good survival info and skills without the scary TEOTWAWKI stuff is My Side of the Mountain. My kids and I read it together from time to time.

Wow. I actually saw the movie that was made of that back when I was a kid. Gave me all sorts of jolly ideas about running off to live in the wild....

no shit. so i really need to know all about a hippie mailman delivering junk mail to further the story of a comet hitting the earth? or what his beard looks like?

I'm with you there.
No I haven't read this particular book, and I get the whole character development thing. But this type of ridiculously in-depth meandering nonsense has ALWAYS pissed me off. Details, yes. But I just don't give a damn about what brand of coffee the character likes, what color tie he wore to work and the minute details of why he picked that specific color, the color of everyones underwear at the office, so forth and so on.
Blah!

Just got Lights out, about 1/3 of the way thru it. At first it felt a little to much like that God awful excuse of a book "Patriots" what with the "Ranch". But now, its a damn good book. Really enjoying it. Alot along the lines of One Second After, just a different part of the country and how that area was effected and how they dealt with it.

Sounds like another one to add to the pile....
One second after was really great. I picked it up immediately after hearing about it here, and got so hooked I blew through it in 8 hours or so. A nice change of pace, especially after a certain other book that's been mentioned here...