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The Community (2012)

by Glen Tate(Favorite Author)

4.04 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

PrepperPress.com

series

299 Days

review 1: While I really enjoyed the first book, mildly enjoyed the second, the third is starting to wear me down. The writing makes it difficult to remain enthralled as a reader, I am continually thought for and all of my character judgements are made for me almost immediately. The story is interesting to me, even the characters are somewhat fun to read about, but I'm having a difficult time believing I will be fully invested for 10 books at $15 each. However, I will keep reading with hope that the story will push me through.
review 2: The third book of Glen Tate’s economic collapse series 299 Days called The Community is a fascinating exploration into the nature and function of both large and small groups of people and how they form a society. With the world coming a... morepart at the seams in an inflationary depression, many of the functions of modern government have been returned to the community. This is especially true in the Pierce Point area where Grant, his family, friends and neighbors reclaim the burden of responsibility for maintaining their own well-being. Each level of the community, starting with the family unit, cooperates to address specific concerns like safety and security. Grant Matson, being a politically insightful person, uses both his “team” of civilian gunfighters and his ER Doctor wife as political capital to gain access to the Pierce Point’s inner circle. The Community is formed with the premise of providing safety and security for its residents. In contrast, we watch as the government of Washington State, operating from within a National Guard base, is actually using the collapse as an opportunity to increase their control by dissolving many of the remaining civil liberties. They seek to enhance their power by seizing private operations such as the transport and food production in order to provide basic necessities to a large portion of the population, namely the larger urban centers. Additionally, the government has taken over the savings and retirement accounts of millions of people in order to pay for its new safety net. It is really an interesting contrast, with Grant and his people rallying to become more self-sufficient and the government seeking to actually increase public dependence as a way to maintain control and to increase their power. The Community is a very well-considered and detailed account of how new communities may form and how the powers that be may react to a widespread economic collapse. On another level, The Community really is a common sense exploration into the very nature of human cooperation. less

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