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Title: SCARY AS HELL, BUT ULIMATELY UPLIFTING
Review: Given the current world stage, this book really scared the hell out of me. Frank wrote it in 1957, but there is very little about it that feels dated. A dogfight gone wrong sets the stage for global disaster, which we live through in our hero, a wayward ex-Army borderline alcoholic living in a serene Florida small town. The characters and situations that play out in the aftermath of total nuclear war are amazingly true and captivating. The attention to crucial survival details never flags (you'd never know how important salt would be until you really need it). But in the end, it's really a tribute to the human spirit and a testament that we are, by nature, mostly good at heart. I loved this book and wish there were more out there like it.
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