not very likely to happen.
936392
Story line is hokey.  Not very likely to happen.  Things brought up in the story  could happen but most likely not.  I realize this is fiction but too far fetched.
3546399
It is not difficult to understand and believe that this could very possibly happen. big government often think they know better than us
1923994
I have not ha the chance to build it - I will prematurely assume it is fine!
3180297
With a little help we can overcome impossible odds.  One cannot imagine being in a similar situation and surviving.  Good read.
4062355
Again maybe fiction, maybe not. Could it happen ? Think about it....especially with today's headlines. I wish Lincoln was on our police team!
4771316
This is a book of "could be", not "will be".

There are often "random acts" that greatly influence history, e.g. Lincoln and Kennedy being shot.

One the main characters points out halfway through the book that, the choices made would have caused no harm if there hadn't been random acts that enabled them to be effective and that the random acts would have caused no harm if those choices were not made.

Stephen King wrote an "alternative history" about the Kennedy assassination and commented afterward that people complained to him, "What are the odds of someone who wanted to kill Kennedy, getting a job right across the street from where Kennedy would later drive by in a motorcade?"  He replied, "The odds of that happening are pretty long, but then, so are the odds of winning a lottery... yet someone does that every day."

I've noticed that the only poor reviews that this book has gotten are from people who are attacking it as a liberal political statement.  All I can say is that, it is a well written, engaging story and that there are indeed some conservatives portrayed in the book that do not want to live in a Theocracy.

- Steve
6701
A good idea as to what is going to happen, and soon. Easy to read and understand. This could be the way it is going to be.
1481611
Somewhat realistic way for a breakdown of society as we know it. Makes you wonder what would really happen if these events took place.
3517941
No. Not gonna happen. Don't waste your money.
4824957
The premise is believable (especially in today's economy and the state of our monetary system).  The U.S. government has spent itself into the point where hyperinflation is seen as the only way out.  So far so good.  The hard part to accept is in the ending.  In my opinion not what would likely happen.  This is however fiction, so anything goes I guess.
4063495
I enjoyed the story and I was surprised to read a scenario about what would happen if some other country made a move which would resulted in this country bankruptcy. I do not believe that the solution proposed would have worked in our current situation because even if we could pay off the national debt, we still have big problem with unfunded liabilities and if you include unfunded liabilities by the states than their is no solution possible.
767763
quite small, but then i knew they would be so this did not come as a surprise.
1424174
The book is well written. The probability of the story being a true one is, unfortunately not a small one. Anything can happen to anybody and they better prepare for it. The blind faith of the parents is understandable but lacks the insight into their son. The part dealing with the almost ending the marriage is well expressed and understood. In short, it asks the question: How far will I go to protect my child and what will it cost the family as a unit?
4778110
It was a good book to inform us of the potential from a hacking attack on out energy grid by cyber attacking groups.
Could it happen ? the answer is yes; but I feel that the probability is medium to low that it will happen; but it should very well be considered and acted against it's probability.
4408841
Some plots are not entirelly unplausable, Certainly the possibility of a Chinese landgrab against resource rich but scarcely populated Siberia and the Russian Far East is a scenario that is realistic enough that it worries the leaders in Moscow. The present appeasement policy towards China combined with increased focus on the military in the east compared to traditionally focusing almost entirelly on western areas and the muslim south is a clear indication of that. However the nuclear deterrent is a strong factor in preventing those fears from becoming reality. There is no guarantee that Russia would chose to use only tactical nukes as in this book, if they were truly invaded and it looked like their conventional defense would collapse

The Geo Political difficulties (the increasing military and economic strength of China inspiring varying degrees of wariness to fear from almost all of China's neighbours except possibly North Korea) and economic restraints are depected much more realistically then for instance the "invasion Alaska" series (that one is highly entertaining, but lacks the grasps of economic and geo political realities that would prevent such a tremendous Chinese rise). At least in the opening stages of this depected conflict.

However the writer gets a bit carried away when depecting a Chinese invasion of Britain aided by Germany and France (angered by Britain's secession from the EU and conservative politics) way too much so.
3722833
Interesting hypothesis . Not as far fetched as it would seem to anyone with a degree in microbiology or similar studies. Everyone is crowing about "The Wave of the Future ",but the majority don't realize how close we are to the brink of extinction right now. Plausible tale of a frightening outcome. ..
546428
What is written in this book can indeed happen....no doubt about it and it is very worth the read to give a better understanding of what one will possibly do in case it does.