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Title: Very Fine
Review: This is a fascinating book, and Shute is particularly successful in building tension as the inevitable comes closer and closer -- i.e., the death of mankind. One proviso: I have far less faith in human nature than Shute does. Is it likely that people, knowing that their death is inevitable and near, will behave with the good sense and civility Shute depicts? I can't help but think that many would give way to complete excess, degeneracy and violence. It's ironic that Shute thinks man is capable of launching a nuclear holocaust, but will then behave with the utmost decorum when rules no longer apply and when all bets are off.
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