What if the entire USA power grid were fried by a nuclear explosion far above the earth? How long would it take to have power restored? What would happen to life as we know it? There are too many 'what would happen ifs' to name, but take some time to think about it because it could happen. American spirit and ingenuity would get us through, but what would USA world citizens suffer before power was restored. I recommend this book because it provides food for thought and some statistics of what the breakdown in communication, transportation, commerce and industry would do to our country and the entire world. The author did an excellent job of taking the reader through the immediate fallout. Acts of God and terrorist attacks have interrupted life as we know it, but such interruptions have not happened to the entire country at one time, that I know of. The author walked the reader through unchartered but not unknown waters, and he did it very well. His mechanics of good writing were good. There was one error that caused me to chuckle, and it involved 'lightening.' Some levity is good, however unintended it may be.The characters were well developed, but I did not like Jennifer or Rose. Jennifer had at least two eyes-wide-open interactions with a sexual predator and did nothing to protect herself or her family. Rose chose to live an isolated life and then begged Kyle, the chief protagonist, for a one night stand because she was lonely. Neither event moved the storyline. I liked the description of Kyle's walking journey from Houston, Texas, to his home and family in Missoula, Montana.Thank you, Mr. Gorham, for a good read. Well that's a full day that I'll never get back! I hate to have to give bad reviews but this is one of those books that made my eyes bleed. I literally read it in one day because I wound up skimming a lot of the back story here he just droned on about nothing.I really love reading this genre and I’m pretty lenient as long as the story is a good page turner. This one lacked even that. It started out great with him pulling another passenger out of the crashed and burning plane and then helping get a man’s family reunited. But then it all went downhill. He basically WALKS about 1500 miles home, runs into little resistance, sees little savagery, helps a REALLY old lady who has been laying in a hot ditch for a week with no water, and has survived...his form of life after an EMP is not all that bad. I mean really...1500 miles, apparently no problems finding water or food, and he couldn’t find at least a bicycle to ride *sigh*And it needs major editing like grammar and punctuation, POV changes (head-hopping) not only in a single scene but in a single paragraph, and page after page of rambling back story in the middle of a scene all worked together to make me skim...A LOT.I would not recommend this book. I’d say try One Second After or Lights Out.
What do You think about 77 Days In September (2011)?
Not bad, not great. Didn't take long. A few exciting parts, but didn't particularly capture me.
—Rachel
Good story & a situation nobody thinks / talks about..
—cathtice
