Library of American Fiction Level 7, (Paperback)

from bke

I was always a sucker for end of the world novels, especially nuclear war scenarios. I found this book chililng at the time, but as of this date (2012) far less so.

from HenriMoreaux

Written in 1959 Level 7 is in a similar vein to Alas, Babylon, a novel of atomic war written in the looming threat of atomic war, it's interesting albeit with a simplistic diary style of narration. Yet this doesn't take away from the slow looming horror that slowly unfolds. It's not a very cheery...

from phooky

Buttons, radiation, bunkers, deadly nihilism. Hello, 1959. Feels fanciful and overly pessimistic now, but a solid reminder of the days when we were just waiting for the bombs to fall.