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avg rating 3.94
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date pub 1990
date pub edition Mar 01, 1994
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Gordon R Dickson... one of my favorite authors as a young man. This was a slight departure from his usual sci fi, space opera, alien encounters, etc.
Gordon R Dickson... one of my favorite authors as a young man. This was a slight departure from his usual sci fi, space opera, alien encounters, etc. "JeeBee" is sociologist/scientist/mathematician, who, along with his think tank members, foresees the crash of civilization. The story picks up in post-apocalyptic America as JeeBee is attempting to cross country to find his rancher brother. There's thin explanation for exactly why the apocalypse has come, "not a bang, but a whimper," ... a failure of financial trust, infrastructure falls apart, and the next thing you know people are killing each other, eating the family pets. That's a bit frustrating as a reader. But even more frustrating is the absolute excruciating detail Dickson gives to things like building a forge, packing a horse or building a shelter. I guess that gives a shot of realism, but it's far from thrilling to read. More interesting is the wolf behavior the book revolves around. JeeBee befriends a human-reared wolf. The intro by a legitimate wolf behavior expert testifies that Dickson really did his homework, and it shows throughout the story. The wolf dynamic is the best part of the story, but the apocalypse takes a back seat, seems almost irrelevant, except for that most people just want to kill you to steal your stuff. Maybe this would have been better framed in a "Jeremiah Johnson" or "Grizzly Adams" genre, where a guy just gets fed up and decides to escape from society.
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avg rating 4.39
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avg rating 4.05
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avg rating 3.83
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avg rating 4.28
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num ratings 96,351
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avg rating 4.25
num ratings 1,059
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avg rating 4.07
num ratings 697
date pub 1991
date pub edition 1995
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