Spectre's Reviews > One Second After

Perhaps this novel could be made into a drinking game. Whenever any character talks about “being Americans” or breaks into patriotic song, take a drink. That would make reading this book much more manageable. The main character is a pompous, self-appointed hero who cannot refrain himself from describing the tightness of various women's blouses. Sadly, this is in line with how most women are viewed in this book; there are some strong women but most are in caregiver roles while the men make the decisions and do their best to save the day. The writing itself falls into almost 100% exposition during the last half of the novel, and characters are quickly disposed of in a sentence or two. Thanks for the EMP information, but the "fictional" parts of this fiction book were sadly lacking.