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| Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse: A Novel of the Turbulent Near Future (Expanded and Updated 33 Chapter Edition) | 
 enlarge | Author: James Wesley Rawles
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  175 reviews
Sales Rank: 1129
Media: Paperback
Edition: Expanded
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 388
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.8 x 1
ISBN: 1425734073
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781425734077
ASIN: 1425734073
Publication Date: November 15, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
 It is what it is. October 21, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
JWR has a lot of good survival/firearms information like any good libertarian. However, he really should have read a few how-to books on fiction writing, character creation and dialogue. His whole aim with this book was to sneak helpful how-to info and instill survival mentality through the brain's backdoor by making an informational book into a novel. The problem is he's not a fiction writer, so his characters and dialogue end up being wholly bland and unbelievable. A real person doesn't go on unprovoked expository tangents detailing the compatibility of blood types. JWR should have contracted a real fiction writer for this one. Beyond all that though, there is a lot of great useful reference-type information there if you're able to stomach the format.
 TEOTWAWKI October 6, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Much has been written about this book, both pro and con, over the years. What it is, is an excellent survival handbook, written in a very readable, fictional format. What it isn't, is a literary classic. I have heard people comment about it's lack of sophistication or White Christian Male view-point. Get over it. The basic knowledge is there for anyone who: a) thinks that the world may see another depression, and b) wants to prepare for it.
My only comment is that it might be in need of up-dating. Most of the tactical and medical SOP is a snap shot from the 90's, before the GWOT, and there have been substantial changes/improvements made since then.
That being said, it is still THE classic survival novel/manual.
 Good info, pretty well-written, too much religiosity September 22, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book, which I consider a practical guide disguised as a novel, is overall a good one. The story line is good, the characters are good, and the info is vast and well-researched (the author has a survivalist website, so no surprise there). The main sticking points are: all of the characters speak in the same way, with the same phrasings and the same tortuous grammar which would not normally be used in spoken English except on the lecture circuit. There is also a bit of wishful thinking in terms of the characters' interactions with hostiles; too many lucky breaks which go their way. The author also has a strange habit of writing out names with commas inserted; "John Michael Doe" becomes "John Michael, Doe". This may be some personal preference, but it's consistent and unexplained. But the one burr in the saddle is persistent, overweening injections of Christianity into every aspect of the tale. While the central group of the story may very well have been fundamentalists (apart from a single Jew among them) *every other person* they interact with is as well, which would not be so in the real world. At times it lapses into a morality tale which strays from the story line. Apart from this personal annoyance, the book is a recommended read.
An Awesome Look Into A Possible Future September 9, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I can't say enough about this book. The literary style in which it was written kept me spellbound for hours, I didn't want to put the book down! More importantly, it gave me a look at one possible future should we ever have an economic collapse, and the hope of recovery through pre-planning, preparation, and survival readiness. As they say in Network Marketing..., "I will do today what others will not do, so I can do tomorrow what others cannot do". Mr. Rawles gives us both the tools and knowledge to do just that through this book and his accompanying website: SurvivalBlog.Com
Rod McGough
A great novel and manual rolled into one September 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This novel is a real page turner, good characters and a great plot. The book is loaded with information on preparing for such a situation. Reading some of the other reviewer's complaints about character development makes me wonder what they were expecting. I found Rawls' writing very well paced and provided adequate character buildup. The story could be easily mistaken for being based on actual events.
The best way to read this novel is to first read through it as you would any other book. Then go through it a second time with a pen and notepad handy to make the information easier to use. A onetime reading of this book wouldn't do it justice.
I am not going to dive into the plot and spoil it for anyone. If you are interested in preparedness manual that you can read cover to cover while relaxing in your recliner then this is the book for you.
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