Review: Stopped When The Libertarian Party Line Was Reached
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 10, 2014
I stopped reading at the point where the juvenile leering and the gun crap and macho posturing became too much to bear If I wanted Teabagger fantasies, I'd read Thomas Sherry's BS wanderings. I also despise WTSHTF/EOTWAWKI books where the characters just happen to have everything they need right at hand. *yawn*  If you want zombie fiction done better, read Joe Coley's "Six Feet From Hell" series. It's rough, but he tells a real rip snorter of a story and his characters are scrounging and making do every step of the way. Or read the other "Slow Burn" series by Bobby Adair, which is a really interesting take on the Zombie Apocalypse.Up to the point where I stopped, it wasn't great, but it wasn't bad. I wasn't surprised by the authors' political views, either, because the characters, cops all, never tried to help anyone who wasn't part of their group. Even the tension point of their conflict over the bimbo cop (she wasn't a woman, just a sketch) was telegraphed cleanly right from the first "sultry" comment she made. The denigrating the "small man" who panicked (although, honestly, his prepper partner didn't seem to do much better)? That was hilarious, because all the tough men I know, Rangers, SEALS, Force Recon, Green Berets (and after a life and career around the military, I know a lot of them, starting with my Dad), were all "small men" in stature, but giants in ability. All the plot points were sticking out like a zombie on a wedding cake, which left not much to discover.None of these characters were people I'd allow in my house and I certainly wouldn't trust them to save me. They gave the impression of being all about themselves and nothing for anyone else. The story could have been good if there was humanity in any of them. There wasn't. This was purely prurient teen boy adventure crap. No thanks.And by the way, guys, not all us liberals - and we're liberals, not progressives - are afraid of guns. And we can save ourselves.