Have you read "Patriots", by James Wesley, Rawles?

jimmym40a2 · Post by **jimmym40a2** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 9:38 pm

This book is pretty cool if you have not read it. It's a novel about the colaplse of society in America and how to prepare. Very thought prevoking. Cool gun play as well. Well worth it if you can find a copy. I was wondering if anyone else has read it.

f.2 · Post by **f.2** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:07 pm

I'm part way through. Interesting read.

jimmym40a2 · Post by **jimmym40a2** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:16 pm

let me know what you think when your done. ....

f.2 · Post by **f.2** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 6:55 am

I got to the part where they make that alliance with the neighboring group and move in on the small town taken over by the bikers then put it down. I'll have to pick it up again to see how it ends.

You've seen his blog? Good stuff.

jimmym40a2 wrote:let me know what you think when your done. ....

jimmym40a2 · Post by **jimmym40a2** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:15 am

No I haven't what is the link.

kalikraven · Post by **kalikraven** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:36 am

I just ordered it via Amazon. I'm sure that just sent up a Red flag on my File over at DHS.

jimmym40a2 · Post by **jimmym40a2** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:42 am

thats ok when the system crashes it won't matter...........he he

f.2 · Post by **f.2** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 7:48 pm

jimmym40a2 wrote:No I haven't what is the link.

SurvivalBlog.com

It's not up atm.

jimmym40a2 · Post by **jimmym40a2** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:07 pm

thanks for the link...

ctdonath · Post by **ctdonath** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 12:25 pm

It's up now. Entertaining & informative.

jimmym40a2 · Post by **jimmym40a2** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:35 pm

f.2 did you finish?

hexagram13 · Post by **hexagram13** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:16 pm

Please, somebody, tell, me, why, he, puts, a, comma, in, his, name!
Even one of the characters in the book does it.

mcmillanman5 · Post by **mcmillanman5** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:45 am

I just finished this book about a week ago, In the end I found it entertaining. However to me it seemed a bit difficult to read as compared to some of my favorite authors books. One thing I did take away from the book is that I don't have enough ammo or gasoline.

Diomed · Post by **Diomed** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:01 pm

hexagram13 wrote:Please, somebody, tell, me, why, he, puts, a, comma, in, his, name!
Even one of the characters in the book does it.

Just a silly affectation. Kind of like an online screen name.

3101 · Post by **3101** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:09 pm

As far as the comma thing, I tend to see it with the folks who don't believe that the .gov has any authority over them...taxes, drivers license, that sorta thing.....
They tend to put comma's in their name, colons, that sort of thing...

I have not read the book, I have not read any reviews of the book, but those of you that have, am I on point, or way the fcuk off???

jimmym40a2 · Post by **jimmym40a2** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:36 pm

I don't know what he is talking about. I read the book and it is very informative and interesting. A real shtf worse case senero but a good read. It makes you think. I don't remember anything about commas or puncuation?!?!?!?!?!

kalikraven · Post by **kalikraven** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:28 pm

good book

nitram · Post by **nitram** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 5:37 pm

Funny. I was just told this weekend at a night PR match that I should read this book. Wonder if I can find it at Borders...

f.2 · Post by **f.2** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:25 am

abebooks search

amazon

GRIM · Post by **GRIM** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 1:08 am

Entertaining read! Pulled some good stuff from it.

dirtybug · Post by **dirtybug** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:50 pm

Great book!! but I have a problem, I'm almost done it! does anyone have suggestions of another book along similar lines that I can read before rereading this one?

Diomed · Post by **Diomed** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:58 am

dirtybug wrote:Great book!! but I have a problem, I'm almost done it! does anyone have suggestions of another book along similar lines that I can read before rereading this one?

Enemies Foreign and Domestic
Unintended Consequences
Lights Out (on the internets)

kbs2244 · Post by **kbs2244** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:40 pm

Mad Max movie series.
Amerika TV mini series.
The Omega Man
It is what is called “target marketing.”
Find out what a group of people fantasize about, and then write a story where they can put themselves in the heroes position.
Writers have been making a good living at it since Plato.
Wandering storytellers before him.
Tom Clancy became a multi-millionaire doing the same thing for a slightly different market.

tgbrowning · Post by **tgbrowning** » Tue May 27, 2008 8:55 pm

I've read it two or three times in the last 10 years or so. I read it the first time before Y2k. It influenced some of my equipment purchases. It's not an inconceivable scenario. Given the current state of the economy, reading it will surely give one pause for thought. Finding like minded, equally prepared people, that you can trust, is the key problem in my opinion.

htmn2468 · Post by **htmn2468** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:55 am

Looking at our stock market and gas prices the SHTF sinario in the books could hapen at any time get ready. I have read the book 3 times and I learn something new each time. the book should make one think.