Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle
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Book Reviews of Lucifer's Hammer
Book Review: Stands the test of time!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is nothing sort of "Brilliant"! The book has been sitting on my bookshelf for over 10 years and my husband has been urging me to read it! I am so glad I finally got to read this tale! Sure it's dated, it refers to the "Apollo Space craft" and "home computers" are considered a novelty and the way people's hair styles and dress are described it's definitely from the '70. But no one can argue that the THEMES in this novel are what make this book a classic! At first I wasn't sure because the authors take a lot of time to establish the characters and relationships. It doesn't just jump in to the action. You aren't going to be reading the book version of the movie "Armageddon" (thank goodness!). But, the pay off of really knowing the characters is sooo worth it! I actually found myself catching my breath during some of the narration! This book really had me thinking for weeks after reading!!!! If you've been putting off getting this book DON'T!Book Review: Lucifer's Hammer: Most exciting book!
Summary: 5 Stars
Lucifer's Hammer is one of the finest "post disaster" novels I have ever read. If you've ever wondered what could happen after a disaster that removes most of the population and all of the services that were there prior to the disaster, then this is the book. Who survives? How do people survive (those that do), and how does one survive without food, electricity, transportation, Government services (no police or emergency help), and many other things. How does one start at a beginning? This book tells you how some people did, and the problems they had getting it done. I had to recently buy another copy since my original book wore out and fell apartLucifer's Hammer. This book should have been made into a movie. In today's world, this book could be a "how to" manual.
Niven and Pournelle certainly created a masterpiece.
Lou Plank
Book Review: Made me buy a 4x4
Summary: 5 Stars
I originally read this in 1985; started it on a Friday evening and read until about 2:00am, put it down to sleep, picked it back up at first light and finished the book by a little after noon. I hadn't been or looked outside since starting the book and when I opened the door it actually startled me that the sun was shining, the birds were singing and all was well with the world. I'll never forget that moment. This is an extremely well written and very believable story. I agree with the need to keep refering back to the character guide in the front for a while (as the story unfolds), but once it starts rolling this is a page-turner! I liked it so much I've ordered a new copy here in 2006 to reread and then give to friends (I gave my original copy away for the same reason).
Bottom line: Two ever growing groups of people reacting to a near-end-of-the-world experience in exactly opposite ways. Which group would you end up in?
Book Review: Why isn't THIS book a movie?
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm 52 and I first started reading this book in 1984. Since that time I have re-read it many times. when ever I find a friend who hasn't read it I'd buy a copy at a used paperback store and give the copy to them. Lately I have been unable to find it anywhere. Now to see that it has been re-released I will be buying 2 copies, one to loan, and one to keep. This is the best "end-of-civilization" book ever written. It should be a primer for anyone trying to write anything called "Comet" or "Impact".Keep in mind, for those of you who haven't had the pleasure of reading this book yet, there are a lot of players in the drama and it takes a while to introduce them all. So give the book time. When it takes off though make sure you don't have any plans because you won't be able to put the book down. I mean really!
Enjoy it. Read it again and again. It only gets better with time!
Book Review: Guide to the Apocalypse
Summary: 5 Stars
First off, certain "idealistic" folk proclaim this book racist. It is not, these are the same people who call Huck Finn racist, the uninformed and confused. In fact, the books greatest hero is an african american man. Groups of people will stick together during tragedy for survival, that happens here: valley locals, farmers, scientists and yes even a group of black people. Quotas go out the window when a sandwich is worth more than you.This book was thought out in every way you could imagine and the authors have created a very realistic scenario. The new dark age won't be pretty and here it's given to you straight , right down to the last sewage saving detail. A great book about our fragile world, the shortcomings and strengths of what we've created.
I give it a 92%, becuase the first 150 pages were slow and name ridden, and because I didn't want it to end! A fiction and sci-fi must.